Australian Exemplar - Taringa House and Studio

Taringa House and Studio is the private residence of architect Rex Addison and encompasses a contemporary South-East Queensland 'style'. The dwelling repsonds to formal origins and aims the embellish the daily lives of its occupants. It also demonstrates an appropriateness to the local venacular and accomodates a number of difficult plannning constraints.

Longituduinal Section. The design not only takes advantage of a number of passive design opportunities but also as outlined by Neale (2010) it further accomodates setback and town planning regulations, avoids existing underground stormwater pipes and overland gully flow, preserves existing mature trees and provides privacy for the new and adjacent neighbours.

The studio roof is sloped at either end to catch light from the north and turned at either end to give views back south into the garden.

Skinner (1999) best terms Addison's work as 'organic architecture'. It's interconnectedness is not just a geometric coherance between earth, floor and roof but also a conceptual congruence between a specific response to place, a particular pattern of domestic life and a precise shaping of environmental experience.

Addison, R. (2010). Taringa House and Studio. Retrieved March 5, 2010 from http://www.rexaddison.com.au/buildings/taringa_house_and_studio.php.
Neale, D. (2005). Archetypal Addison. Architecture Australia. Retrieved March, 5, 2010, from http://www.archmedia.com.au/aaissue.php?issueid=200505&article=11&typeon=2.
Skinner, P. (1999). Jungle Rhythms. Architecture Australia. Retrieved March 5, 2010, from http://www.archmedia.com.au//aaissue.php?article=8&issueid=199907&typeon=2.
Taringa House and Studio. (2010). Photos by Patrick Bingham-Hall. Retrieved March 5, 2010, from http://www.rexaddison.com.au/buildings/000826.php

Australian Exemplar - Bark Studio, Bark Design

"Bark Design aims to create building that are designed from the inside out. Responding directly to the needs of the people who use them, buildings integrated delicately with the natural landscape, ensuring minimal environmental impact and maximum sustainability. Opportunities for natural light, passive ventilation and cooling are also fully explored."

Bark Studio is a modernist steel and glass pavillion, sitting on four steel footings, with cantilever decks which hover lightly over the landscape.

The studio has openable and fixed glazing on three sides, while the fourth facade is clad in plywood to provide privacy and protection for the western sun.

A floating roof plane generously overhangs the main structure to 'bring the outside in' and allow additional natural light into the mezzanine level.

Three linear zones serve as private and public space. The main workscape was conceived as an open verandah and functions as a service space, while the staircase sweeps past a window box display of past models and provides a transition to the mezzanine level. This private area serves as a retreat accomodating sleeping, reading and bathing.

Bark Studio (2010). Photos by Christopher Fredrick Jones, Peter Hyatt and Vincent Long. http://www.barkdesign.com.au/ (accessed 10 March, 2010).

My First Time - Project 1 Overview

Hi, I'm Sam and I'm currently studying Architecture at the Queensland University of Technology. This is my first time blogging and this site dedicated to our first major project for the year - The Architectural Apprentiseship.
The project is comprised of three sections - Archetype, Analysis and Application, where we are using exemplar houses to inform certain qualities of design. The emphasis is on house design as an environmental filter, a container of human activities and a delightful experience. I will continue to post up my work. I hope you enjoy it.