building

The Acre House is a 2-storey Italianate villa with a 3-stage tower. It was built in about 1880 no one seems to know who the house was built for and by whom. It fell out of use in 2004. It is still lying empty, and damaged by sever fires.

I have chosen this site based on the atmosphere and energy of the place. I was mesmerised by the Acre house’s hidden value of peaceful and energetic feeling even if it was left to dilapidate. Entering the site grounds, you forget you are still in an urban area. It is a very mysterious nature-like surrounding.

My motive is an innovative renovation and revitalization of this building. Even in ruins, their foundations prove robust enough to support a new structure for new generations.

My proposal is an adaptive reuse proposal using the ruin’s envelope.