Surrounded by rain trees in a residential area of Singapore, The House at Trevose Place stands out from its suburban neighbors. A D Lab architecture firm used nature as inspiration and designed the home in a very treehouse-like fashion. Its highlight is its use of grass, which can be found on every level and even extends into some living spaces.

According to the company, they wanted to amplify the site’s beauty and meet the needs of the owners at the same time. In the end, they created a “highly compact building form with a small courtyard” to bring light and air inside. 

A large garden veranda spirals up around the home’s three levels and continues to the roof, where a larger lawn can be found. These green spaces also serve as extensions of the structure’s interior spaces, merging nature with family rooms. Water features are also brought inside, with a tranquility pool running alongside a wall in the ground-floor living room.