Balancing The Elements

The Ha House presents a model of modern dwelling architecture that adeptly navigates the hot and humid tropical climate. The sectional terracing arrangement of volumes creates deep voids that allow cross breezes to cut through the whole home. Overhangs create overlapping shaded spaces. Diffused sunlight still enters the interiors through carefully placed skylights, but the functional terrace spaces remain pleasantly shaded and habitable throughout the day.

The cleverly designed stepped gardens form a continuous circuit of play spaces for the children up to the top floor via steel staircases.

1 Ground-Floor Plan 2 3 4 6 6 5 2 7 Legend: 1 Parking | 2 Terrace | 3 Living & Dining | 4 Swimming Pool | 5 Bedroom | 6 Bathroom | 7 Backyard | 8 Library | 9 Closet | 10 Spa | 11 Outdoor Kitchen | 12 Rooftop Garden. Opposite: A view from the first-storey library across a void to a bedroom. Ever present is the infiltration of natural light and the glimpse of greenery.

Roof Plan 12 11

5 Second-Storey Plan 2 9 2 10

First-Storey Plan 2 5 6 8

Opposite: To the street, the house presents a matrix of locally sourced brick, trees and shrubs – something like a landform that invites climbing and exploration.