Precedent study :
the Telegraph Pole House

LOCATION - Langkawi Island
COORDINATES - 6.286186, 99.737602
YEAR COMPLETED - 2009
AREA - 580.6 sqm
ARCHITECTS - WHBC Architects
CLIENTS - Bob Gabriel &  Angela Gabriel

It all started in year 2005, the British couple Bob and Angela Gabriel was searching for a peaceful place to enjoy the rest of their retirement years. Langkawi island was their idyll option. The current site was introduced  by a land agent and the couple loved it very much. 

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CLIENTS’ BRIEF
- a form of Sarawak long house 
- avoid from cutting down trees

 
ARCHITECTS PROPOSALS
- one room wide dwelling
- rooms raised on stilts 
- ground floor open to breeze 
- huge overhang
- wide verandahs on long elevations
- timber stairs with steel rods with lockable gate 

CLIENTS AND ARCHITECTS APPROVALS
- building mainly from reclaimed timber materials
- uphill entrance road to minimize deforestation