Urat Mata House

Standing among lavishly designed detached houses along Lorong Urat Mata 4, this 2-storey detached house outstands itself with its unorthodox screen façade made up of rectangular vent blocks. The vent blocks are meticulously arranged as a screen that covers nearly half of the first floor exterior, strategically to shade the master bedroom and balconies from both the eastern and western sun.

An open stairwell in the middle makes the living room an exclusive space with garden views all round.  Nevertheless, the overall open layout eliminates the distinctive boundaries of the family, dining and kitchen areas. Contrasting with the openness of the ground floor, first floor spaces are designed with privacy using external screens – without compromising their visual connections to the exterior.