Clients, young parents with three children wanted to design a villa for their own family in Phnom Penh. The site is located in a typical popular district of Phnom Penh. They wanted to conceive a neat modern house but less conspicuous among the neighbors. The overall volume of villa is more rationally considered to accommodate all spatial needs – office, kitchen, dining, living, backyard, swimming pool, master bedroom, three rooms, rooms for servants, gym, family entertainment, storage, rooftop garden. Common and relaxing program are laid out more in the back side, which is shown by the building’s façade. The view of kitchen-dining-living room area is extended towards backyard swimming pool. Marble cladding façade, white curved volume for family lounge, pre-lacquered aluminum cladding reflects divers internal spatial layout. Mostly marble cladded, served by lift in house, villa adhere to chic and elegant allure for design, yet tempered by frequent presence of green nature. Split spaces are intended and designed as a garden. Which allow more natural light and fresh air flow in house. Hidden oasis having private swimming pool, cozy garden between rooms, a real piece of nature with trees and grass floor on roof garden enhance to shape a new urban life style for young family.
