Six Ramsgate

Six Ramsgate house is a contemporary masterpiece by Wallflower Architecture + Design. It’s a wonderful example of how the proper use of proportion, rhythm, light and materials can create beautiful spaces. The house is located at 6 Ramsgate Road, Singapore and sits on a 1200 square meter site. It is approximately 25m wide by 48m deep, and because of the intermingling of internal gardens and column-free vistas, there is a continuous and unbroken visual depth of 40m that ties together the entrance foyer, swimming pool, formal living area, internal garden court and formal dining areas.






The environmental transparencies at ground level and between the courtyards are important in passively cooling the house. All the courtyards have differing material finishes and therefore differing heat gain and latency (water, grass, water, granite). As long as there are temperature differences between courtyards, the living, dining, and pool house become conduits for breezes that move in between the courtyards, very much like how land and sea breezes are generated. The use of thick masonry walls on either side of the house keep temperature gradients small within the house and also act as enormous ‘ducting’ in guiding air currents between courtyards. At the second story, solid hardwood louvers that can be adjusted by hand allow the desired amount of breeze and sunlight to filter through. And at the 1st story, substantial trellising minimize sun entry into habitable areas.