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Ida&Billy Architects, Bridged House, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, 2015. The swimming pool water overflows gently down the black stone, giving a living pattern of water and light reflections
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Ida&Billy Architects, Bridged House, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, 2015. Left: a new steel bridge links up the two houses and floats above the middle garden. Here daily path and outdoor life are connected. Right: the penthouse is topped with plank concrete slab, tying back to nature, and to the fence wall of first encounter
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Ida&Billy Architects, Bridged House, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, 2015. On the upper levels, the two houses overlook each other, like neighbors in a town, and are linked up by the bridge
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Ida&Billy Architects, Bridged House, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, 2015. Natural light flushes the hallway from above, giving a time dimension to the interior environment
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Ida&Billy Architects, Bridged House, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, 2015. The ground datum is laid with light grey stone extending to the garden. Timber steps lead up to the upper floor
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Ida&Billy Architects, Bridged House, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, 2015. Stairs are expressed as a gallery of form and light, while the tailor-made handrails emphasize sense of touching and grabbing
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Ida&Billy Architects, Bridged House, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, 2015. The skylights are designed to hide the glass frames, to blur the boundary between inside and outside
Bridged House
Program: private house renovation
Architects: Ida&Billy Architects
Structural engineering: David S.K. Au & Associates Ltd.
Services engineering: K’fan Services Co.
Main contractors: P&T Construction and Engineering Co. Ltd., Art Construction Limited
Completion: 2015