The Ark Stirling House by MAC Interactive Architects
The Stirling House by MAC Interactive Architects
Main concept of this house are exploit the advantage of a pocket-park to one boundary, also presented an opportunity to revisit the terraced house typology. To be different from contemporary house, the kitchen used as central focus – with a cultural ‘need’ to link internal and external living spaces. Clad in Grey Bark makes reference to the original weatherboard cottage. Whilst the windows wrap around the main edges to articulate the 3-dimensional form. To maximise the ceiling heights and achieve 3 storeys, the site was excavated – which determined the need for a concrete slab and upturns – which like most of the materials were then expressed rather than dressed.
Side View of The Stirling House by MAC Interactive Architects
Simple Living Room Design in The Stirling House by MAC Interactive Architects
Contemporary Wooden Kitchen in The Stirling House by MAC Interactive Architects
Timber Stair Design in The Stirling House by MAC Interactive Architects
Fireplace in The Stirling House by MAC Interactive Architects
Top Floor Ceiling in The Stirling House by MAC Interactive Architects
Entertainment (passive) is separated from entertaining (active) by joinery that wraps around the staircase. Timber flooring leads upstairs to “the softer” side of the house culminating in a carpeted rumpus/play space, in what would have been the attic in a traditional terrace. This space remains connected to the rest of the house by being a mezzanine/loft configuration.
The project became about creating a child friendly house that had character and a story to tell. The house has already been dubbed The Ark by the locals.
Location : Sydney, Australia.
Architect : MAC Interactive Architects
