Swettenham Road
Aerial view of a 12.98 kWp solar panel installation on a contemporary architect-designed Good Class Bungalow at Swettenham Road, Singapore, showing panels distributed across multiple flat roof levels around HVAC condensers and a rooftop terrace, with swimming pool and landscaped garden below, installed by Rezeca Renewables in 2018.
Rezeca Renewables installed a 12.98 kWp solar PV system on a contemporary architect-designed Good Class Bungalow at Swettenham Road, Singapore, commissioned in 2018.
One of the most common concerns among owners of modern luxury homes is whether solar panels can be installed without compromising the building's design. This project is a direct answer to that question. The home features a striking multi-level contemporary facade with expansive glass walls, cantilevered volumes, and a rooftop terrace — leaving limited and fragmented roof space for solar. As the aerial photograph shows, our engineers placed panels in three separate clusters across different roof levels, working around a bank of HVAC condenser units and preserving the rooftop terrace as usable living space. Every panel position was coordinated to remain invisible from street level, maintaining the home's architectural intent.
At 12.98 kWp, this is a deliberately compact system — sized not to maximise roof coverage but to match the household's base daytime load. Even at this modest capacity, the system generates an estimated 16,200 kWh of solar electricity per year, offsetting a significant portion of electricity costs for a home running multiple air conditioning zones, pool circulation, and modern smart home systems. Surplus energy is exported to the grid under Singapore's grid sell-back scheme. With estimated annual savings of approximately S$5,200, the system has been fully paid off since approximately 2022 — and now generates free electricity for the remaining 20+ years of its warranty life.
For homeowners weighing solar against aesthetics, this Swettenham Road project demonstrates that a well-engineered system does not require a large, uniform roof surface. Rezeca routinely designs solar installations for architecturally complex homes where panel visibility, rooftop equipment, and usable outdoor space must all be balanced — a capability that comes from having completed over 1,000 residential installations across Singapore's landed estates since 2009, including multiple systems along Swettenham Road alone: a 23.92 kWp tile-roof system (2016), a 29.60 kWp metal-roof system (2022), and this 12.98 kWp contemporary design (2018).
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