Recycled Materials Cottage by Juan Luis Martínez Nahuel
The house was constructed in multiple modular parts to overcome the difficulty of access. These parts consist from demolition materials and set in a new order. (more…)
Henley Street Residence by Jackson Clements Burrows
Barwon Heads is in a period of significant change. Heritage overlays currently protect older fishing shacks whilst the less significant built fabric remaining in the seaside town is progressively being redeveloped and architecture is now significantly contributing to the evolution of this small coastal township. In this case a young family engaged JCB to design their new permanent residence which would replace a dilapidated 1950’s two storey house that was beyond repair. A sculptural building form emerged from the client’s brief which jokingly requested a planetarium as an inclusion. This led to the exploration of circular forms and resulted in a circular skylight in the first floor living areas as a direct reference however the house was primarily conceived to immerse itself over time as a natural extension of the Ti-tree dominated landscape. The house is wrapped in as skin of vertical cedar battens (providing privacy and solar protection) which appear to emerge from the front fence intentionally confusing the relationship between built form and landscape. (more…)
Martin Lancaster House Mackay Lyons Sweetapple Architects
The arrival sequence is a procession toward the sea; past the protective garage, down into the protected courtyard, along a bench, into the foyer, then into the double-height living pavilion, and onto a terrace above the sea. The south-facing social pavilion is anchored by a totemic concrete hearth. (more…)
Mason Residence by Tectonic Design
The Mason residence is a modern reinterpretation of the single family home. One a conceptual level, the house is based on the concept of a jewelry box. Warm wood exteriors open up to a softer sublet clean interior with jewel like lighting fixtures. The project was based on the European courtyard concept to introduce passive cooling to a climate with very warm summers and mild winters. The vertical windows as well as the vertical fins and overhangs produce the shading required to keep the interior spaces bright and cool in the summer time. (more…)
N+C Townhouse by Studio101 Architects
This new residence explores how contemporary, sustainable architecture can rest peacefully with heritage neighbors. The split-level residence follows the natural topography of the site and leads one along a continuous walkway of recycled timber before opening to the double height northern living zone. This central spine through the linear pavilion also links the internal and external spaces through a system of pivoting, sliding and louvered screens. (more…)
Loop Residence by Heliotrope Architects
The Heliotrope Architects projects this Loop Residence on rock outcropping several hundred feet above the ocean. The design using simple plan with wood frames and a prefabricated steel moment-frame roof structure to create a memorable residence with pristine views. Exterior walls consist of a custom site-built teak and cedar curtain wall system, with the ‘boxes’ clad in fir milled on the property. Other primary materials include a fir-slat ceiling milled on the property, flagstone floors and stone walls. The owners are building and landscaping the home themselves, with help from assorted highly-talented island craftspeople. (more…)
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