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Little Gore Street Studio
Little Gore Street, Fitzroy, Australia
Project Featured on Oct 11, 2015
Located in a tight lane way in Fitzroy, Tim Spicer Architects have created a truly unique response to urban
densification. The new two-story building replaces an existing dilapidated garage and houses a carport and
bathroom at ground floor, with home studio above. Central to the design are sustainable principles, which
govern both the design response and material selection. The client had previously owned a timber furniture
company so it was natural that timber was to be the major element in the building.
An ethereal skin is created through the application of vertical timber battens that are screw fixed to three curved
laminated timber beams. These laminated compound beams curve in two directions wrapping around the
building façade, vertically twisting at roof level to create a raking ceiling. The open skin created by the local
recycled yellow stringy bark battens blurs the distinction between the internal and external, resulting in a
permeable privacy screen. The repetition of the battens creates a unified façade; the oil based finished ensuring
its longevity and highlighting the natural appearance of the timber.
An open timber stair made from recycled brush box floats delicately between the inner walls and the external
timber skin of the building, connecting the inhabitant to the garden as they move between floors. The timber
theme continues throughout the building interior with bamboo floors providing a warm and hard wearing working
surface. The studio bench tops and cupboard faces are made from recycled red gum and the ceiling is clad with
geometric faceted plywood, each panel accentuated with recessed shadow lines.
The skin is integral to the passive design principals of the building, enabling the building to breath and providing
abundant natural light. The roof structure cantilever's over glazing to protect the inner spaces from the harsh
summer sun but allows for dappled light through its battened exterior during winter. Victorian Ash double-
glazed sliding doors and windows on the second story create fresh-air cross-ventilation paths throughout the
level. Water is harvested from the roof and stored in a 5000-liter water tank, which supports the lush garden,
providing the perfect setting for this unique building.
The thoughtful design and use of natural materials resulted in Tim Spicer Architects winning the Small Budget
Projects category of the Australian Timber Design Awards in 2012. The practice has a history of designing high
quality residential and multi-residential buildings, providing clever solutions for challenging sites.
Tim Spicer
densification. The new two-story building replaces an existing dilapidated garage and houses a carport and
bathroom at ground floor, with home studio above. Central to the design are sustainable principles, which
govern both the design response and material selection. The client had previously owned a timber furniture
company so it was natural that timber was to be the major element in the building.
An ethereal skin is created through the application of vertical timber battens that are screw fixed to three curved
laminated timber beams. These laminated compound beams curve in two directions wrapping around the
building façade, vertically twisting at roof level to create a raking ceiling. The open skin created by the local
recycled yellow stringy bark battens blurs the distinction between the internal and external, resulting in a
permeable privacy screen. The repetition of the battens creates a unified façade; the oil based finished ensuring
its longevity and highlighting the natural appearance of the timber.
An open timber stair made from recycled brush box floats delicately between the inner walls and the external
timber skin of the building, connecting the inhabitant to the garden as they move between floors. The timber
theme continues throughout the building interior with bamboo floors providing a warm and hard wearing working
surface. The studio bench tops and cupboard faces are made from recycled red gum and the ceiling is clad with
geometric faceted plywood, each panel accentuated with recessed shadow lines.
The skin is integral to the passive design principals of the building, enabling the building to breath and providing
abundant natural light. The roof structure cantilever's over glazing to protect the inner spaces from the harsh
summer sun but allows for dappled light through its battened exterior during winter. Victorian Ash double-
glazed sliding doors and windows on the second story create fresh-air cross-ventilation paths throughout the
level. Water is harvested from the roof and stored in a 5000-liter water tank, which supports the lush garden,
providing the perfect setting for this unique building.
The thoughtful design and use of natural materials resulted in Tim Spicer Architects winning the Small Budget
Projects category of the Australian Timber Design Awards in 2012. The practice has a history of designing high
quality residential and multi-residential buildings, providing clever solutions for challenging sites.
Tim Spicer
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