Lines and Curves: Conceived as a new home for an extended family, Lines and Curves transforms a former semi-detached house into a detached residence that balances openness with privacy.
The house faces a large open public carpark shaded by mature trees, and the architecture carefully choreographs views and screens. The massing is composed of crisp rectilinear volumes, softened by a series of curved planters that overhang the swimming pool and lush gardens. An aluminum-screened box projects from the composition, housing two private studies with filtered views.
Arrival is marked by a courtyard before the car porch, shielding the living areas from direct views. The entry sequence leads dramatically into a four-level stair volume, where an off-form concrete screen—its alternating rhythm echoing the stair treads—becomes both backdrop and sculptural centerpiece.
At the heart of the house, an open-plan living and dining space unfolds beneath a timber ceiling, visually extended by the curved swimming pool and greenery. The relationship between inside and outside is enriched through the layering of curved planters above, weaving nature into the family’s daily life.
Above, the off-form concrete screen continues, transforming at the attic level into a pergola that shades a large entertainment room. Here, sliding doors open onto an expansive outdoor terrace—an elevated garden for gatherings, breezes, and distant views.
Lines and Curves is an architecture of contrast and complement: the linear discipline of structure and form is balanced by curvilinear gestures of landscape and water, together creating a home that is both grand and intimate, sculptural and warm.

Name: Lines & Curves
Type: 3 storey detached house with attic and swimming pool
Location: Siglap Garden, Singapore
Site Area: 532 m2
Gross Floor Area: 667 m2
Status: Completed 204
Architect: HYLA Architects
Principal Architect: Han Loke Kwang
Assistant Architects: Jacelyn Pau, Carol Huang
Main Contractor: : HG Development Pte Ltd
Structural Engineer: GCE Consulting Engineers
Landscape: Nyee Phoe Flower Garden Pte Ltd
Interior: Urbanomic Space
Photographer: Derek Swalwell