Architecture
Using a bent shape to integrate plot and building. The buildings orientation derived from the two topography main directions of surrounding buildings and the plot.
The design focusses on creating an intermediate space between indoors and outdoors. The design of the building can be looked at like a carved out metal box where the carved out parts are like eye sockets (where the interaction between indoors and outdoors happens). The volume is cladded in hot diped galvanised metal, which blends in it’s green surroundings. The eye sockets, the intermediates between indoors and outdoors, are cladded with thermowood.
The eye’s itself are full glass, window frames are hidden and are made of wood (low carbon footprint).
What An Entry
With the entry to the plot on the south side a creative design solution seems in the making. From the street totally hidden garage doors, integrated in the buildings volume, the only thing catching you’re eye is the wooden cladded porch that leads to the entry of the house.
Sheltered from the elements under the porch one enters the house looking straight through the hall into the East garden while waiting for the resident.
Surrounded By Porches
Having outdoor places where daily activity can happen. Having the year throughout outdoor places, sheltered from sun, exposed to the sun, sheltered from wind and rain and sometimes in a nice breeze.
The total of +-150 m2 terrace surrounding the house divided over 4 porches can be used according to ones needs. Having a small porch for an intimate afternoon coffee or high tea. A larger porch as an extended dinning room or a calm place to study for it’s resident daughters students.
So in every residential design make sure throughout the year you have outdoor places to hang around, to lunch, to light a fire, to dance, to play, to have drinks or read a book.
Main features
-Imagine living in a neighbourhood but inside feeling like living in a luxurious forest retreat
-150m2 of porches, integrated outdoor spaces, in sun, in shade, sheltered from wind and rain
-A bent house to create long diagonal garden views, making the main living room the centre of the buildingplot
-organizing the plot with two backgardens and one front entry side
-A Living Kitchen with direct acces to East and West Porch
-Exceptional facade materials, hot dip Galvanised metal frame and cladding combined with Themowood cladding
-Local materials used as shells for garden paths and native garden planting
-Raw material interior finishing, concrete floors and, plywood walls and custom made plywood cabinets
-Energy passive design by using canopy to keep the summer sun out and let the winter sun in
-two wings, one for the parents and main living, one for the young adolescent children.
-Green roof combined with solar panels
-Energy label A++++
Team:
Architect: Donald Osborne Architecture
Photography: FotoXperience
