Opening Up to Nature: Living Lightly with Landscape
Tucked away in the quiet residential enclave of Sunset, Singapore, this private residence was conceived as a sanctuary for a couple and their two teenage sons — a home designed not just for daily routines, but for living in dialogue with nature. The interior unfolds with intentional softness, revealing spaces that are flooded with daylight and framed by curated views of surrounding greenery.
Wide, full-height glass doors and windows create a visual and spatial connection to the outdoors, while timber accents and gentle transitions offer warmth and privacy. Here, the interior is not sealed off from its setting — it opens to it, embraces it, and lets it in. The result is a residence that is deeply grounded yet quietly elevated, designed to promote tranquility, intimacy, and clarity through space.
Location
Singapore
Completion
2016
GFA
471 sqm
Client
Private
Services
Architecture, Interiors
Nature Framed Through Architecture
Sheltered beneath a broad timber trellis and flanked by lush native plantings, the exterior of the Sunset View residence blurs the line between house and garden. The full-height glazed façade invites the surrounding greenery inward, reflecting the trees and sky while drawing daylight deep into the interior.
The timber slats above offer shade and soften sunlight, creating dappled light play throughout the day, while echoing the natural palette of the landscape. This outdoor living area becomes an extension of the home’s core values—calm, openness, and intimacy with nature.
This transitional zone is not merely a veranda, but a spatial buffer that encourages lingering, reflection, and quiet connection with the landscape. Whether viewed from within or experienced as a shaded retreat, the exterior composition embodies the home’s architectural ethos—where nature is not just framed, but fully embraced.
Living with Nature
This interior space exemplifies Sunset View’s seamless integration between indoor comfort and the lush tropical outdoors. Full-height sliding glass doors dissolve the boundary between the living room and garden, inviting in daylight, breeze, and the vibrant textures of greenery. The natural timber ceiling screen above continues indoors, offering filtered shade while extending visual continuity across zones.
Soft, neutral-toned furnishings are arranged to foster relaxed conversation, grounded by polished stone flooring that reflects the dappled light. The calming palette and natural materials amplify the connection to the outdoors, transforming the living area into a tranquil sanctuary immersed in greenery—where one can unwind, entertain, or simply observe the shifting rhythms of nature.
Refined Minimalism, Seamless Living
This kitchen and dining space exemplifies Sunset View’s refined approach to minimalism—where clean lines, natural textures, and quiet sophistication converge. A monolithic marble island takes center stage, anchoring the room with understated luxury and functional elegance. Behind it, vertical timber paneling conceals cabinetry with sleek discretion, contributing to a seamless, clutter-free visual flow.
The use of full-height sliding glass doors opens the room to the verdant courtyard beyond, inviting in natural light and garden views that soften the interior’s strong material palette. Muted tones in the furnishings allow the architectural clarity and outdoor vibrancy to shine. This space is not just a kitchen—it’s a calm, meditative zone where form and function meet in harmony with the landscape.
Every detail — from the curvature of the chairs to the muted sheen of the marble — is curated to elevate everyday rituals into moments of quiet sophistication.
Sanctuary with a View
This bedroom extends beyond restful retreat into a realm of quiet immersion with nature. Full-height sliding doors dissolve the boundary between inside and out, opening directly onto a private terrace enveloped by lush greenery. Natural light pours across the timber floor, warming the soft textures of the room and creating a gentle rhythm of shadow and brightness throughout the day.
The neutral palette and minimalist furnishings allow the surrounding foliage to take center stage, transforming the space into a tranquil observatory of the living landscape. With every morning view and evening breeze, the room becomes an invitation to pause, breathe, and reconnect.
The Sunset View Private Residence is a study in serenity—where architectural restraint and lush natural surroundings coexist in perfect equilibrium. Every spatial gesture, from material choice to visual connection, reinforces a lifestyle of quiet luxury and reflective living. This home is not merely designed to be lived in; it is designed to slow time, nurture stillness, and heighten the everyday through the grace of light, texture, and landscape.
Top: Skylight
Bottom: Reading Room
Right: Living Room
