Bound by a tight budget and a lot located amid a block of terrace houses with heavy street traffic, Singaporean architect Chang Yong Ter of Chang Architects made the savviest move he could for his clients, a young family: He oriented the staggered series of “rectilinear open shells” that comprise the Framed House toward the charming public park that sits just beyond the home’s modest backyard. Singapore is a famously expensive place to build, especially in soft-soil areas where pilings must be constructed before driving the first nail. But Chang managed to erect the 2,965-?square-foot house ... Read More