Between space and form, light and landscape.
Set within a dense terrace housing row, Interstitial Terraces turns typological constraints into spatial opportunities. The house unfolds as a sequence of interstitial moments—courtyards, double volumes, sky terraces, and planted voids that dissolve the boundary between interior and exterior.
Two internal planted terraces bring daylight and natural ventilation deep into the plan, addressing a common challenge in intermediate terrace houses. Vertical shafts of light and layered greenery animate the interior, while double-volume spaces offer visual and spatial relief across floors.
Challenging the conventional layout, the living and dining areas are placed at the rear, in response to URA street block guidelines. Entry is through a 3.5-storey courtyard with a sculptural tree and reflecting pool, capped by a timber-and-glass pergola. Bridges span this courtyard, connecting the two volumes of the house.
The section steps down with the terrain—living spaces open onto sunken terraces, and an attic level frames long views to surrounding greenery, all within height and setback controls.
Interstitial Terraces is both code-compliant and deeply responsive to site and climate—a house defined by the richness of what lies between.

Name: Interstitial Terraces
Type: 3 storey intermediate terrace house with attic, mezzanine
Location: Clementi Crescent, Singapore
Site Area: 227.6 m2
Gross Floor Area: 484 m2
Status: Completed 2024
Architect: HYLA Architects
Principal Architect: Han Loke Kwang
Assistant Architects: Tan Hui Hin, Cherilyn Chia, Sabrina Chua
Main Contractor: TS Ong Construction Pte Ltd
Structural Engineer: Thymn Pte Ltd
Landscape: Green Forest Landscape Pte Ltd
Interior: Lines Craftwork Pte Ltd
Photographer: Derek Swalwell