This long intermediate terrace house is designed for a multi-generational family. The home is sited on a compact urban plot measuring just six meters wide and over five times as long. Accommodating a couple, their parents, four children, live-in helpers and occasional guests, the project reconciles spatial efficiency with generosity, privacy with connection.

Organised across five levels, the home is structured around a continuous vertical void that becomes its spatial and social core. This central volume draws natural light deep into the narrow plan and establishes visual connectivity across floors, enabling family members to remain aware of one another while maintaining independent spaces. Bedrooms and communal areas are arranged as distinct ‘room-boxes’ suspended between party walls and oriented toward the void, creating an indoor village overlooking a shared heart.

Mezzanine insertions and carefully calibrated floor-to-floor heights maximise usable area within tight envelope controls. Circulation is conceived as a lived experience with bridges, open platforms and staircases doubling as informal gathering spaces. Warm brick-facing tiles lend texture and human scale, reinforcing the house as a nurturing, light-filled environment that supports interaction, play and everyday rituals across generations.

Photography: Ong Chan Hao