Shophouse Interior
Tanjong Gallery House
Singapore
Client
Private commission
Singapore
The project
A conserved shophouse interior rebuilt around its airwell, with terracotta and teak joinery carrying a family's collection of Southeast Asian ceramics.
Discipline
Shophouse Interior
Location
Singapore
Year
2024
Area
380 m²
01·The brief
The airwell decides
A conserved two-storey shophouse in Tanjong Pagar, its airwell the only source of light in the middle of the plan. The family's brief was to let the airwell decide the plan: every room to touch it, and the collection of ceramics to live in the light it gives.
02·The approach
Terracotta, teak, air
Joinery is built to the party walls in teak, leaving the airwell open through the section; terracotta floors run from street door to rear kitchen. Cabinets are lit by the airwell's shaft of light, and a single brass rail carries the staircase through both floors.
03·The result
Completed in 2024
The house was completed in 2024. The airwell does what it has always done — pulls air and light through the plan — now with rooms arranged to receive it. Published with the family's consent.
Scope of work
01Interior architecture
02Conservation coordination
03Custom joinery design
04Lighting design
05Collection planning
06Furniture selection
