Atoll Residence

Reimagining the Urban Retreat Through Conceptual Design

Atoll Residence: conceptual sketch.

Currently in its conceptual phase, the Atoll Residence reimagines the traditional urban retreat through an architectural language of fragmentation and unity. The design is explored physically and digitally: the fluid, winding geometry is first mapped out through a tactile clay maquette and then refined into a precise digital model.

Fluid Interactions and Urban Nature

The residence introduces a bold layout, envisioned as a series of isolated structural islets anchored beneath a single common roof. Instead of dividing the property into rigid zones, the physical tension and negative space between these individual islet-suites generate a dynamic, flowing open area. This protected commons intentionally reimagines the open space concept preventing monotonous expanses devoid of hierarchy or purpose. By substituting aimless square footage with deliberate, pressurized spatial relationships, the design could enable an immediate and visceral connection with the outdoors while restoring a sense of discovery to how the interior space is experienced.

Breaking Planes and Framing the Sky

The Atoll Residence actively challenges the traditional boundaries of horizontal layout design by utilizing vertical movement as the leading force shaping up the experience of the indoor environments. On the upper sundeck level, the sinuous, curving volume of each islet-suite pierces directly through the roof plane to create an intriguing, sculpted morphology. By deliberately breaking the roofline, the design transforms every single room on the lower level into an expansive private skyspace, flooding the urban retreat with shifting natural light and framed, upward views of the sky.

Atoll Residence: conceptual wireframe view of the foyer.

Atoll Residence: conceptual digital model.

Atoll Residence: conceptual clay maquette.