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Glendowie House
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Glendowie House
The form of this house has been determined by the constraints of the site. The house is sited in Glendowie between a natural edge created by the steep bush clad cliff that rolls down to Karaka Bay and the sinuous road that the house fronts onto. The kink in the road outside the house is reflected in the boundary and the front yard setback line for the house. In order to maximize the site, the house has been built right up to this front yard setback line and this also reinforces the kink.A dark stained veil of variegated cedar wraps and protects the front of the house from the busy road that it fronts onto. The screen also performs the function of masking the stepped form of the building on the southern elevation, which is the result of the height boundary constraints.Two cut-outs or recesses in this kinked frontage allow entry into the building. One recess is for the garage door and other is for the front entry which is tucked away hidden from view behind the screen to allow some privacy but also to shelter the entry from the south westerly wind.Frosted glass provides privacy at the front of the house but still allows western light to penetrate through the building. The shadows of the timber screens frayed edges through the frosted glass provides a beautiful silhouette in the afternoon light.Entering through the front door you are greeted by a double height space, where an open riser timber and steel stair winds up from the garage level to the main living level and then on up to another two levels. Your view of the stair is filtered through layers of stainless steel mesh screen hanging from the ceiling between the stairs and a dark stained timber screen.The lower floor level is open plan with a living, dining and kitchen area opening out to a honed concrete terrace area with views of Browns Island and Karaka Bay. The lower level also has a guest bedroom with ensuite, a guest WC and laundry.Half a flight up yet still connected visually to the lower floor, is an entertainment room with pool table. The room opens out onto a deck that looks out over the street from behind the timber screen on one side and gets a glimpse of the water on the other.The upper floor consists of two bedrooms which share a bathroom, the main bedroom features a lounge/office, ensuite and walk in wardrobe. The main bedroom and office/lounge opens onto a deck with extensive views out into the gulf.Materials are simple and they provide the colour and texture in the house; dark stained plywood cladding, dark stained timber screens on the interior and exterior, the rich red of the northern box floor and cabinetry, concrete coloured bagged blockwork and honed concrete.The soft and hard landscaping needed to be strong and simple in order to stand up to the house. A gabion basket fence behind a bed of holly was decided on to discourage taggers but also to provide a contrast to the timber. An angled galvanised rod gate allows security but still allows views through into the entry courtyard rather than presenting a solid face to the street. Three Kazuka’s located in a planter adjacent to the entry in front of the timber screen have rounded layered forms and give a Japanese flavour to the exterior of the building.
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