Australia, Architectural Concept Passive Ventilation Letterbox House
January 5th, 2011 - Posted in Architecture Design
Architectural concept passive ventilation Letterbox House
Interior wall Letterbox House a wrapped deck
A thoroughly architectural concept developing a play of the exceptional and the prosaic within the bounds of a solid economic strategy. The building has a passive ventilation strategy designed to exploit the sea breezes for comfort and cooling. The building is both recessive and expressive in the public realm. It does not dominate the suburb but is an intriguing expression evocative of both the coastal location and the significant topography of the region.
Contrasting to the raked timber wall that stretches from the letterbox to become the westerly verandah, the remainder of the house appears as a simple modernist expression akin to many of the houses in the region. The wall is an in-between zone, a powerful stage for enacting family life. It will be a backdrop to family photos as years pass. Unlike many houses, in this house, much rests on the success of the single gesture of the wall. The wall is a wrapped deck, cliff, upturned boat, frozen wave, verandah and internally. McBride Charles Ryan
Photographs: John Gollings – Gollings Photography
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