Facing a high-rise condominium across a narrow street, Gabled Gardens responds to the pressing issue of urban privacy with a bold yet refined architectural gesture. Conceived as a series of terraced gardens enclosed within a sculptural gabled shell, the house presents a veiled frontage—layered with greenery and timber screens—that shields its inner world while offering glimpses of life within.
The gabled roof, iconic and elemental, frames the home like a protective envelope. Within it, cascading terraces form lush green pockets across each level, blurring the line between architecture and landscape. These verdant platforms do more than delight the senses—they serve as strategic buffers, screening views from the neighbouring condominium while enhancing natural ventilation and light.
At the heart of the home lies a soaring double-volume space that unites the living, dining, and family zones. Entirely glazed, this spatial core opens out onto a tranquil swimming pool that flows visually—and physically—into the footprint of the house. The pool acts as a reflective spine, extending the interior outward while drawing the landscape inward.
‘Gabled Gardens’ is a study in layered transparency: a private world that reveals itself slowly, screened and softened by terraces of green. It is architecture as retreat—anchored in form, animated by nature, and always in quiet dialogue with its dense urban context.

Name: Gabled Gardens
Type: New Erection of a 2-Storey Envelope Control Detached Dwelling House with Mezzanine, Attic & Swimming Pool
Location: Tan Kim Cheng Road, Singapore
Site Area: 547.5 m2
Gross Floor Area: 610.6 m2
Status: Completed 2024
Architect: HYLA Architects
Principal Architect: Mr Han Loke Kwang
Assistant Architects: Nicholas Gomes, Aaron Lau
Main Contractor: : CTH Builder Pte Ltd
Structural Engineer: Thymn Pte Ltd
Landscape: Green Forest Landscape Pte Ltd
Interior: Hiap Chuan Wood Industrties Pte Ltd
Photographer: Derek Swalwell