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Maple House

PrizeHonorable Mention in Architectural Design / Residential Architecture - Single Family

Firm LocationSingapore, Singapore

Project locationSingapore

CompanyCHANG Architects

Lead ArchitectChang Yong Ter

Design TeamMelissa Tsang, Christopher Chia

ClientThe Tan Family

Maple House (named after the street it sits on) shelters a couple and their child from city bustle, offering living spaces that each open into a garden. Amid the urban tendency to maximize build-up, the design preserves the human scale of the existing house, with only measured adjustments for the family’s needs. The familiar pitched roof and rubble boundary are retained, while spaces unfold along a hall embraced by nature at both front and rear. Through the sensitive reuse of scale and materials, the house honours a bygone era while offering a setting for contemporary tropical living.