Majalah Home & Apartment Trends Volume 29 No 02 - April 2013

8 CONNECTED TO NATURE
Applied geometry Setbacks, cutouts, and a series of folded and overlapping planes help break down the apparent mass of this house, giving it a human sscale and enhancing a sense of anticipation
Summer and winter By creating a private natural habiat, this house blurs the lines between indoors and outdoors

40 INVESTING IN ISKANDAR
Intelligent planning with an emphasis on sustainability has ensured Iskanda Malaysia has already become the city of the future - a place to live, work and play

70 SINGAPORE MARKET REPORT
New government measures are expected to put pressure on sales volumes of new developments in the luxury properly market

72 SPOTLIGHT ON INDONESIA
With a fast-growing economy, infrasturucture improvements and rising land values, Indonesia has become a drawcard for business and property investors

100 RESORT-STYLE LIVING
Catching the breeze A 35m-long open passageway on the main axis of this new house enchances its tropical look and helps to vontilate the interior raturally
For the next generation Built on the site of the former family home, this contemporary house combines a sense of nostalgia with a resort-style living environment

121 KITCHEN TRENDS
Clean platter Colour, form and materials all play a central part in anchoring this kitchen to its environment
Extreme makeover Raising this traditional bungalow and exlending the house at the rear has virtually quadrupled its size and created space for two new kitchens - one in and one out
Look both ways This contemporary kitchen has picturesque views in two directions - and a terrace with a fully equipped outdoor kitchen
All the elements This kitchen was designed to reflect the natural landscape, in more ways than one