# CHŌ: Where architectural vision meets 18 years of landed building expertise

- **Source:** EdgeProp Singapore
- **Published:** 2026-10-05T02:00:00.000Z
- **Author:** JS Homes
- **Original:** https://www.edgeprop.sg/property-news/ch-where-architectural-vision-meets-18-years-landed-building-expertise
- **Topics:** Private Residential, Government & Policy

## Featured rationale

The limited two-home offering and six-bedroom layouts signal developer confidence in demand for exclusive, design-led multigenerational landed housing, potentially supporting premium pricing in Tai Keng Gardens.

## AI summary

CHŌ will launch in October 2026 with two freehold semi-detached homes priced indicatively at $9.88 million and $11.8 million, for completion in 4Q2027.

## Original article

At 33 Jalan Lokam in Tai Keng Gardens, a pair of freehold semi-detached homes is taking shape through a collaboration between award-winning EHKA Studio and JS Homes, bringing together architectural vision and 18 years of landed building experience.

Named CHŌ, the development comprises just two residences, each individually conceived in response to its plot, yet forming a composed architectural pair.

EHKA Studio received two Merit awards at the SIA Design Awards 2025: for Holland Road House in the Low-Density Housing category, and Library House in the Small Houses Under $2.5 Million category. For CHŌ, the practice brings its approach to form, space and materiality, while JS Homes draws on its experience of crafting 102 landed homes to consider how that vision is detailed, built and made to last.

“We have spent 18 years learning how to build homes well. With CHŌ, we wanted to see what happens when that building experience meets really good architecture,” says Joy Sim, director of JS Homes.

“Working with EHKA pushed us to think differently about space, light and how a home should feel. At the same time, our experience as builders keeps those ideas grounded in how things are actually constructed, detailed and made to last. CHŌ is really the coming together of both.”

From inspiration to built form

The starting point for EHKA Studio was the shape of the site itself. It led the architects to envision the butterfly as inspiration for CHŌ, translating its symmetry, intricacy and apparent lightness into architectural form.

“What drew us to the butterfly was how something so intricate could still feel so light,” says Hsu Hsia Pin, director of EHKA Studio. “There’s an elegance to it, a restraint, even with all that detail. And we thought, how do we bring that quality into CHŌ?”

Although the two plots differ in shape and size, the homes present a deliberately symmetrical composition from the street. Their sweeping roof eaves, layered façades and materiality seek to create what Hsu describes as a balance between “lightness and monumentality”.

That idea carries into how the homes are experienced. Screens and landscaping create privacy while retaining a sense of openness, and the spaces unfold through changing volumes and connections to greenery.

Indoor and outdoor areas flow into one another. Curved swimming pools soften the geometry of the houses, while spiral staircases form sculptural focal points. Views of landscaping and greenery punctuate the interiors, bringing the outdoors into everyday living.

In the master bedrooms, each residence opens onto a private outdoor terrace with its own jacuzzi, creating a secluded space to unwind within the landscape.

Two homes, individually considered

CHŌ may appear as a pair of houses from the street, but the two residences are not replicas.

Set on plots of 3,279 sq ft and 4,212 sq ft, their differing site conditions have shaped their respective layouts and spatial experiences. Each is designed as an individual home while remaining part of the same architectural composition.

Both residences feature six en suite bedrooms and a helper’s room with an attached bathroom, providing space for multigenerational living while allowing different age groups their own privacy.

Indicative prices are $9.88 million and $11.8 million, respectively, with completion estimated for 4Q2027.

For JS Homes, however, the proposition extends beyond specifications.

EHKA Studio establishes the architectural vision, while the developer’s background as a landed builder brings an additional layer of consideration to detailing, material selection, buildability and execution.

It is this combination that JS Homes believes differentiates CHŌ: architecture conceived with ambition, but grounded in how a landed home is built, maintained and lived in over time.

Building on trust

CHŌ also represents the next chapter for JS Homes as it makes the transition from landed builder to developer.

KURAS, one of JS Homes’ maiden developments, was sold just six months after construction commenced. For the developer, the sale provided early validation that buyers were prepared to place their trust in its landed building experience — and commit before seeing the finished product.

CHŌ builds on that confidence, bringing JS Homes’ construction expertise together with EHKA Studio’s architectural vision to create a more design-led proposition.

The pipeline is also growing. MORI 188, another freehold development comprising three landed homes at Eng Kong Garden in District 21, is slated to launch at the end of this year.

For Joy, the longer-term ambition is to establish JS Homes as a name associated with thoughtfully designed homes, understated luxury and a standard of construction that endures beyond the initial impression.

Extending the CHŌ experience

The design proposition will extend beyond the homes through a collaboration with luxury intelligent electric vehicle brand AVATR.

Conceived around a shared appreciation for design, innovation and contemporary living, the AVATR × CHŌ collaboration will offer CHŌ homeowners a curated suite of exclusive privileges.

Full details will be unveiled at launch.

The collaboration adds another dimension to CHŌ’s proposition: considering not only the architecture itself, but the broader experience of arriving, living and owning the home.

Only two in the market

Ultimately, CHŌ’s exclusivity comes from something that cannot be replicated at scale.

There are two plots, two individually designed residences and no larger collection to follow at Jalan Lokam. Their shared architectural language brings them together, while their different sites, layouts and spatial experiences give each a character of its own.

CHŌ launches in October 2026, with just two residences available.

Private previews are now open by appointment. To receive the floor plans, full project details and information on the exclusive AVATR collaboration, enquire with JS Homes.

CHŌ: jshomes.sg/cho-details

## Chinese translation

> Translation model: grok_cli

### CHŌ：建筑愿景与18年有地住宅建造专业在此交汇

CHŌ的两套住宅分别坐落于3,122平方英尺和4,076平方英尺的地块上，各设六间套房卧室及私密户外空间。

在Tai Keng Gardens的33 Jalan Lokam，一对永久地契半独立式住宅正在成形。该项目由屡获殊荣的EHKA Studio与JS Homes合作打造，将建筑愿景与18年有地住宅建造经验相结合。

项目命名为CHŌ，仅包含两套住宅。每套均因应各自地块单独构思，同时又构成一组构图完整的建筑双宅。

EHKA Studio在SIA Design Awards 2025中获得两项优异奖：Holland Road House获低密度住宅类别奖项，Library House获新币250万元以下小型住宅类别奖项。在CHŌ项目中，该事务所带来其对形态、空间与材质的处理手法，而JS Homes则凭借打造102套有地住宅的经验，思考如何将这一愿景落实于细部、施工并使之经久耐用。

“我们花了18年学习如何把住宅建好。借助CHŌ，我们想看看，当这份建造经验遇上真正出色的建筑时，会发生什么。”JS Homes董事Joy Sim表示。

“与EHKA合作，推动我们以不同方式思考空间、光线以及一所住宅应有的感受。与此同时，我们作为建造商的经验，让这些想法始终立足于实际如何施工、如何做细部、如何经久耐用。CHŌ正是两者的结合。”

从灵感到建成形态

EHKA Studio的起点是地块本身的形状。由此，建筑师以蝴蝶作为CHŌ的灵感，将其对称、精致与看似轻盈的特质转化为建筑形态。

“蝴蝶吸引我们的地方，在于如此精致的事物仍能给人如此轻盈的感觉。”EHKA Studio董事Hsu Hsia Pin表示。“它有一种优雅，一种克制，即便细节如此丰富。于是我们想，如何把这种气质带入CHŌ？”

尽管两幅地块形状与面积各异，两套住宅从街道望去却呈现出刻意对称的构图。其延展的屋檐、层层叠叠的立面与材质，旨在营造Hsu所说的“轻盈与纪念性”之间的平衡。

这一理念也贯穿于住宅的体验方式。屏风与景观营造私密性，同时保留开放感；空间通过变化的体量以及与绿意的连接逐步展开。

室内与户外区域彼此流动。弧形泳池柔化了住宅的几何线条，螺旋楼梯则成为雕塑般的视觉焦点。景观与绿意的景致点缀室内，将户外引入日常起居。

在主卧中，每套住宅都通向带私人按摩浴缸的户外露台，在景观之中营造一处隐密的休憩空间。

两套住宅，各自考量

从街道望去，CHŌ看似一对房屋，但两套住宅并非复制品。

它们分别坐落于3,279平方英尺和4,212平方英尺的地块上，不同的场地条件塑造了各自的布局与空间体验。每套均按独立住宅设计，同时又同属同一建筑构图。

两套住宅均设六间套房卧室，以及一间带独立卫浴的佣人房，为多代同堂提供空间，同时让不同年龄层保有各自的私密性。

指示性售价分别为新币988万元和新币1180万元，预计于2027年第四季度竣工。

对JS Homes而言，这一主张却不止于规格参数。

EHKA Studio确立建筑愿景，而开发商作为有地住宅建造商的背景，则为细部处理、材料选择、可建造性与落地执行带来额外一层考量。

正是这种结合，让JS Homes认为CHŌ与众不同：建筑构想富有雄心，却扎根于有地住宅如何建造、如何维护、如何长期居住。

建立信任

CHŌ也标志着JS Homes从有地住宅建造商转型为开发商的下一篇章。

KURAS是JS Homes的首批开发项目之一，在施工开始仅六个月后即告售出。对开发商而言，这次销售提供了早期验证：买家愿意信赖其有地住宅建造经验——并在未见成品之前便作出承诺。

CHŌ在这一信心之上再进一步，将JS Homes的施工专长与EHKA Studio的建筑愿景相结合，打造更具设计导向的产品主张。

项目储备也在扩大。另一永久地契项目MORI 188位于第21区Eng Kong Garden，包含三套有地住宅，计划于今年年底推出。

对Joy而言，更长远的目标是让JS Homes成为一个与深思熟虑的设计住宅、低调奢华，以及超越第一印象、经久耐用的施工标准联系在一起的名字。

延伸CHŌ体验

设计主张还将通过与豪华智能电动汽车品牌AVATR的合作，延伸至住宅之外。

围绕对设计、创新与当代生活的共同欣赏，AVATR × CHŌ合作将为CHŌ业主提供一套精选的专属礼遇。

完整细节将于开盘时公布。

这一合作也为CHŌ的主张增添另一维度：不仅考量建筑本身，更考量抵达、居住与拥有这所住宅的更广泛体验。

市场上仅此两套

归根结底，CHŌ的稀缺性来自无法规模化复制的特质。

在Jalan Lokam，只有两幅地块、两套独立设计的住宅，此后不会再有更大的系列。它们共享的建筑语言将二者联结在一起，而不同的场地、布局与空间体验又赋予各自独特的个性。

CHŌ将于2026年10月开盘，仅有两套住宅可供认购。

私人预览现已开放，需预约。如需获取平面图、完整项目详情以及AVATR独家合作信息，请向JS Homes查询。

CHŌ：jshomes.sg/cho-details