The Ottiqa House’s rooftop pool makes for a great staycation. Photos: Ceavs Chua Old terrace houses in established neighbourhoods are always sought after, not just for their locations, but also their transformation potential. In the case of a conventional terrace house in a Kuala Lumpur neighbourhood, the owners sought the services of architect Fabian Tan to remodel their double-storey house to make it more liveable. Typical intermediate link houses are usually dark in the centre, if no skylight or air-well is built in. “Initial observations of the house, measuring 24’ x 90’ (7.3m X 27.4m), were that it had a long driveway and a dark interior, ” said Tan of the home set on the hillside of an affluent area.