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Freshwater House by Chenchow Little

Basic idea for this design is to make an operable facade to provide a privacy and shading on a relatively public site adjacent to the beach. This house consist of three distinct parts; a podium base, a garden/ living space, and a bedroom volume clad with operable screens; each designed with unique spatial and material qualities.

Sandwich Form Structure of Freshwater House by Chenchow LittleLandscape Space of Freshwater House by Chenchow Little

The podium level on basement arranged as introverted and enclosed area, concealing a deeply recessed entry vestibule and garage follow the topography of the site. The podium clad with vertical weathered timber battens, which wrap around the entire level and extend to the ground floor, to form a balustrade at the periphery of the site. The timber battens of the balustrade are angled on each facade to allow direct views to the beach below.

Living Space design in Freshwater House by Chenchow LittleBathroom Design of Freshwater House by Chenchow Little

One step above podium, living level is open and expansive, in contrast to the contained basement foyer below. Sandwiched between the upper and lower volumes, the living space is almost without definition. This level is conceived as one fluid horizontal landscaped space, taking in the whole area of the site and connected visually to the landscaped areas below and above the site.

Vertical Batten Bedroom Shutter in Freshwater House by Chenchow LittleFloat Top Level Bedroom Freshwater House by Chenchow Little

The top bedroom level floats above the landscaped living level and is veiled with custom-made external bi-folding shutters anodized dark bronze. The shutters are constructed of vertical battens to maintain views to the beach below. The shutters provide privacy, enclosure and dappled light to this level. The detailing of the shutters is purposefully simple such that the building reads as an abstract sculptural form in the landscape when viewed from the beach. When the shutters are open the appearance of the building, and the experience of the interior, transforms. The client’s occupation of the dwelling registers in the operable facade of the building.

Architects : Chenchow Little
Location : Sydney, Australia

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This entry was posted on Tuesday, April 13th, 2010 at 6:56 am and is filed under Beach House Design. Tags: batten, Chenchow Little, Freshwater House, landscape space, operable facade, podium level, sandwich form, shutters, space design, timber battens, Vertical Batten Bedroom Shutter, vertical shutters, windows shutter
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