Life Cycle at Lot 28

This renovation is located in an exclusive housing enclave in Kuching. At the time, a young architect couple worked on the design of these houses, and later supervised the construction on site until completion. 

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The design is based primarily on the re-introduction of natural sunlight and ventilation into a typical terrace house. The design learns from the Chinese shop houses in its use of the air-well in the centre of the house and is influenced by the Malay House with its close association with nature. 

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Imagine the delight when our young architect couple was able to purchase one of their creations (albeit in a sorry condition) to resuscitate into a new home for the two of them and their latest design, baby Eunice.  

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While all the fundamental principles employed in the design of the terrace house are still intact and functional; this renovation shows a maturity of their design approach. The most obvious is in the treatment of the surfaces, letting the chosen construction material to reveal itself as a finish. The polished cement screed of the kitchen counter and seating in the courtyard, in the brick-lace garden wall, the concrete paver “security” wall and in the rusted steel gate.