The initial brief was seemingly simple: A house that allowed their grown-up children to have privacy and yet have sufficient space for interaction. But sometimes, what may seem simple on the outside may not be so easy to execute. After all, this wasn’t exactly a ground-up rebuild, but one that had to be built upon the old existing structure – an old semi-detached house with a low ceiling that was built in the 60s. Plus, it didn’t help that it was very enclosed and dark as well. And so Diong Fuhan of Quod Architects set out to create a “house within a house” concept. Diong said they saw the site as having lots of potential, one of which was a natural downwards slope toward the basement kitchen. The house is situated along Coronation Road – a primary road within this landed enclave. As such, there was some distance between the site and its neighbours across the road....