Transparency and light: A protruding ‘barn’ atop a house with surprises inside
From its impressive New York-style loft and dramatic stairway to an eye-catching attic, this house in Upper Paya Lebar delivers on the ‘wow’ factor
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PASSERS-BY are often curious about the Lims’ intermediate terrace house in Upper Paya Lebar. They want to know what it looks like inside, and even how much was spent on the property.
The building is, after all, quite intriguing.
From the outside, the property tantalises with a barn-like cantilever terrace that protrudes some three metres out horizontally, which is why the home is dubbed Dovecote house by its designer, Kelvin Lim of Hier Architects.
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