HOUSES AWARDS 2012
WINNER Sustainability
House
REDUCTION by Make
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. MELBOURNE, VIC ' The design approach for this house is intrinsically sustainable - "quality, not
quantity." Most renovations involve additional floor area, but here the footprint of the house is reduced while at the same time improving the quality of space. Efficient planning and attention to detail has ensured that each square metre of the home is used, and the result shows how to make better use of existing dwellings. A key decision was to make spaces multifunctional, particularly the outdoor room. A series of painted timber batten screens encloses the space, and can be positioned according to the direction of the sunlight and breezes throughout the day.
Reduction diagram
Screen diagram
This intermediate space effectively modulates the outdoor conditions and is used accordingly. When the screens are closed and the glass sliding doors are open, the room becomes an extension ofthe adiacent dining room. When the screens are open, it functions as an external terrace' House Reduction also follows first principles of sustainable design
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with high louwes to expel hot air, solar
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planning and sustainable material selection and it promotes occupant operability as opposed to mechanical conditioning.
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Award for Sustainability supported by
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Practice profile A small, innovative design studio with a focus on creating individually crafted buildings.
Project team Melissa Bright, Shelley Freeman, Bruce Rowe
and Cillian Hatch
44D Construction
Engineer: FMG Engineering
Peter Bennetts
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