The void that keeps a terrace cool
A Singapore terrace is a long tube. Without a courtyard, a stair void or a side opening, the middle of the house is a corridor with air-conditioning.
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A Singapore terrace is a long tube. Without a courtyard, a stair void or a side opening, the middle of the house is a corridor with air-conditioning.
ReadOn a semi-detached lot one wall is shared for the life of the house. Bedrooms move off it. Wet areas stay with the stack unless a rebuild pays for a new one.
ReadRoof, balcony fall, courtyard drain. These are design. A pool that looks right in a model fails if the fall was never drawn.
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