Inside Sheng Siong co-founder Lim Hock Leng’s 33,700 sq ft family home
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Within Sheng Siong co-founder Lim Hock Leng's 33,700 sq ft family home
Inspired by Chinese courtyard houses, the Singapore businessman built a multigenerational home that embraces family, heritage and nature.
The Lim homestead comprises a colonial bungalow besides as a new extension at the back. (Photo: Threesixzero Productions)
02 Mar 2022 06:30AM (Updated: 16 Aug 2022 02:42PM)
When entrepreneur Lim Hock Leng was looking for a habitation for his multigenerational family, he wanted one that embraced nature and history. The Sheng Siong co-founder viewed over xx houses, merely it was just when he stood in the century-erstwhile conserved colonial bungalow of his current 33,700 sq ft property did he feel a sense of affinity.
"When I saw the property, there was only an old edifice that took up a small space," said Lim, referring to the bungalow. "But the land was huge. I went upwardly to the 2nd flooring and looked at the view. It only felt then comfortable."
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A consultation with a fengshui master also confirmed his determination: He was assured that the site, which was shaped like a treasure basin, was a good place to build a house.
So Lim approached Tay Yan Ling and Pan Yi Cheng, principals from Ta.Le Architects and Type0 Compages, respectively, to design a new extension to blend in with the existing bungalow.
They proposed preserving the light-green grapheme of the site and transforming the new bungalow extension into a series of green terraces.
Pan said, "The entire thought was for the new extension to disappear into the landscape. Rather than it being changed, it has been reinforced, specially with the interior blueprint."
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Pan describes the style of the project as "contemporaneous", where the new extension, conserved bungalow and their natural environment blend seamlessly together at the same fourth dimension.
Similar colours, textures and materials were used to create a relationship between the new building and the old. The pigment layers covering the second floor of the conserved building were basis downwardly to reveal the beautiful red tones of the original brick layer. In the lounge area on the basis floor, new grilles were designed in a fan shape to match the original floral-patterned ones. Antiquarian finishings were added and the roof was restored to its former glory.
He explained, "We took cues from the colonial architecture of the heritage building to requite the aforementioned flavour to this design within the living infinite."
Heritage too abounds in the new extension. Lim was taken past the courtyard houses he visited during his purchasing trips to Mainland china, and asked the architects to build a mod version of the traditional quadrangle-style residence known as siheyuan.
The house has 2 courtyards punctuated by air wells, of which i is the main family gathering area. At that place are quarters for Lim's children and parents, each designed to their private styles and needs while serving every bit standalone apartments with separate living and private areas. Everyone has their privacy but the entire family comes together for meals at the main dining hall.
The design and fittings were made to pay homage to Lim'southward familial and cultural heritage. The handles on the foyer door form the family name "Lin" in Mandarin, and there is an art relief using most four,500 blocks of timber in 8 unlike shades to commemorate the family unit's apprehensive background in hog farming.
Lim'south love for nature and avid interest in stones is as well reflected in the house decor. At that place is a prevalence of materials like elm, timber and teak. A statement light installation resembling myriad stalactites hangs in the main living room. At the water courtyard is i of the world'due south largest functional art installations – a screw staircase comprising 139 brass-plated strips installed in sequence.
In the chief bedchamber overlooking the expansive grounds backside the house, a granite with a bluish iridescent sheen is used as a feature chemical element for some of the walls.
In the ensuite bathroom is a striking bookmatched marble feature wall with a symmetrical pattern of two hearts and a diamond. Information technology is meaningful to his wife, said Lim, as it connotes a Chinese idiom of two persons having mutual rapport with each other.
In this house designed to bring the family together in harmony and a shared sense of their heritage, the Lims have plant fulfilment.
Lim said, "Heritage is important so is history. This is part of our Chinese civilisation that has been passed downwards. The siheyuan is meant to accept different generations living together and so that we can take intendance of ane some other."
Adapted from the series Remarkable Living (Season 3). Lookout full episodes on CNA, every Sun at viii.30pm.
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