Belmount Road
The landed properties along Belmont Road are all characterized by long driveways, fairly large gardens or lawns often integrating a lap or landscaped pool and sizeable units built up to 2 or more storeys. The terrain variance meant that residential plots were arranged in a staggered fashion on uneven levels.
This project is one such residence nestled on the side of the hill, overlooking the neighbouring residence. This project presented an interesting opportunity to work with the existing colonial-style building structure and a newer, more contemporary extension wing. The design direction was to unify both styles with the use of greenery, creating a sanctuary for the client’s family to be immersed in a veritable botanic garden inside and outside his home.
The main requirement was to devise an aesthetic solution for a 6m high and 6m wide wall right in the middle of the house. The context for having such a structure was that it was the linkway between the existing colonial-style house and the new extension wing housing family recreational areas such as the basement gym, a table-tennis corner and a TV room complete with an entertainment system. A tempered glass walkway runs along the intersection wall between the 2 structures, and this contemporary duplex is encased primarily in glass and powder-coated black steel. It is here at the heart of the home that the client wanted lush, sustainable greenery enveloping the intersection wall. It had to be practical, visually pleasing, low (self) maintenance, low operating cost with a large variety of plants.