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The outdoors and indoors come together in this family home
Tay Suan Chiang
JENNIFER CHENG LIKES to tell the story about the tree growing in the middle of her house.
It's not fake news, she tells her quizzical friends. And when they come over, they see it for themselves. A tree, sprouting out of the courtyard, from a corner of a shallow pond, right next to the dining area.
A live tree wasn't quite on her mind when the carpenter briefed Kee Jing Zhi, a founding partner at Freight Architects, on the seamless outdoors/indoors feel she wanted for her semi-detached home off Braddell Road. But she is loving the tree and the pond, which help to keep the house cool. "My favourite spot is the dining table, where I can admire the tree, listen to the sound of the water, and be near the kitchen," says Ms Cheng. She lives with her husband, who works in the IT industry, and their two teenagers.
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