Dalvey 7: Houses by 7 Singapore Architects

K2LD is leading a collaborative project at the Dalvey Estate property, inspired by the Lien Villa Collective in Holland Park, Singapore. The project follows the principles of Game Theory, where architects work together to maximize benefits for all parties. The goal is to address the issue of true collaborative spirit in an increasingly distortive egocentric world and encourage more joint ventures in the architectural profession.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 208 pages
Publication date: 01 October 2020
Publisher: Oro Editions

K2LD is spearheading another collaborative project, following the success of the Lien Villa Collective at Holland Park, Singapore, in 2009. Ko Shiou Hee was asked to look at a similar concept for the Dalvey Estate property and select and lead a group of architects in creating a unique architecture expression and functional outcome suitable for contemporary living and fit for rental.

Ko Shiou Hee succeeded in persuading his clients to adopt this sharing strategy both in the Lien Collective and the Dalvey 7 group. The selected architects must all adhere to the rules of the game and work on the same fees and briefs. All have to consider each other's placements and planning to maximize the benefit for all parties as a whole and eventually benefit the client. As architects, each firm, and their practicing architects, have been educated to work with social, economic, and environmental sensitivity. The world that architects operate in is driven by developers and stakeholders who maximize their gain through development strategies, but leave little chance to be true to the architectural profession. It is perhaps even more pressing for architects to address this issue of true collaborative spirit in this increasingly distortive egocentric world.

Through this Dalvey 7 project, there is hope in the idea outlined in Game Theory to perpetuate and flourish in this profession to encourage sharing and collaboration. Perhaps more forms of joint ventures in various scales like big firm-small firm, local firm-foreign firm, developer-architect venture, design-built etc, will begin to surface.

Weight: 584g
Dimension: 168 x 206 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781943532933