Started from a desire to blend a unique, tropical, and private sanctuary for a house, comes a dwelling that welcomes the user to indulge in natural elements, both man-made and contextual. O16 is located in a gateless complex with a corner site that overlook a basketball park and the complex perimeter boundary. The house has secluded feeling with views and row of eternal greeneries that are given by the surroundings, thus making the 2nd floor of the house basically undisturbed in terms of views.

The design of the house is trying to maximize this advantage by orienting almost all the required rooms and activity toward basketball park that is covered with trees, including the journey to the main entrance of the house that is located on the second floor along the sloping grass as if it is the extension of the park itself. As one walks through the stone wall, a series of spaces and architectural elements start to uncover. Guests are greeted with sound and smell of the water while transitioning from outdoor to semi-outdoor space shades by double height lattice ‘nest’. This common area is designed to be as tropical and open as possible, maximizing both nature and architectural elements to create a dramatic feeling. The foyer is designed to be informal with semi-outdoor feel that functions also as a pool deck area. The other corner side of the house is facing west, thus rooms are strategically enclosed and openings are measured to ensure comfort inside the house.

The great room designed to be one singular space that can be fully open to bring in all of these theatrical interplay of light, nature and materiality toward the front façade. These main rooms area strategically positioned on the second floor to ensure more privacy and to make the most advantage of the trees of the park. Office room is designed entirely with natural stone to create a ‘cave’ like feeling. All the rooms that require more privacy such as bedrooms are placed on the third floor. The lattice creates layers that give shades and privacy to the bedrooms. All the bedrooms have views to the park and shared balcony that overlook the pool below. O16 House try to experiment on how a site contexts can influence the composition of both building and activity, without compromising any views or natural elements.