AV3 House

Design Excellence

AV3 House sought its name after the first three letters of the client’s family members. The client reached out to us back in 2017 with a vision of his family home. Upon first look, the trapezoid-like formation of the site immediately presented itself to us as an opportunity rather than a setback. The idea of “Function” can be interpreted in different ways. This building acted as an exercise in allowing the site to compel the overall form of the building, essentially allowing us to explore the way we could respond to the needs of not just the family, but also the built landscape. In this instance, we achieved this by offsetting either side of the building line from the boundary, resulting in two distinct projections. Here, the natural termination point of the left and the right projection also raised a unique opportunity. Rather than culminate in a severe point, we chose to instead soften the profile with a curved feature, yielding us a full-height curved glazing as the focal point of the house - earmarked for a feature tree to be housed.

The house features a grand double-height entrance and drop-off area, highlighted by adjustable mechanical pivot screens. Car parking is arranged along both sides, maintaining the building’s frontage. As you move through the space, the layout gradually expands into a spacious living area that seamlessly extends to an exterior timber deck and landscaped garden, accented by flowing concrete profiles. The ground floor, the hub of family activities, includes a family room connected to a semi-outdoor koi pond and dry kitchens strategically positioned to face the garden. A central sculptural tree appears to float within the pond, while the formal, well-lit double-height living room is enhanced by large windows with automatic roller blinds.

Community & Humanity

A linear open-riser steel staircase connects to the upper floor, which is centered around a striking triple-height void encased in curved glass, offering views of the public park through aluminum pivot screens. The upper floor includes a study, two ensuite bedrooms, and a master suite, with the master bedroom cantilevered over an outdoor deck, providing shade for ground-floor activities. The architecture incorporates shade louvers and trellises with thin aluminum extrusions, enhancing the facade’s visual appeal while providing sun protection and privacy for the occupants. Car parking is arranged along both sides, maintaining the building’s frontage. As you move through the space, the layout gradually expands into a spacious living area that seamlessly extends to an exterior timber deck and landscaped garden, accented by flowing concrete profiles. The ground floor, the hub of family activities, includes a family room connected to a semi-outdoor koi pond and dry kitchens strategically positioned to face the garden.

The dining is directly facing the koi pond and landscape through a pivot screen. its creates a cozy and relax living space for the house owner.

Innovation

The house features a grand double-height entrance and drop-off area, highlighted by adjustable mechanical pivot screens. A central sculptural tree appears to float within the pond, while the formal, well-lit double-height living room is enhanced by large windows with automatic roller blinds.
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Sustainability

The building material are using natural sustainable material such as marble stone for ground finishing. Natural merbau timber as the upper floor living spaces.

Natural cross ventilation into the living spaces. And bright natural lighting through the window. In additional, environment friendly material such as marble, stones and water elements as the main feature to create living spaces.