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Robot House
Caulfield North, Australia
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Robot House
Caulfield North, Australia
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2013
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The strength of this private Melbourne home is carried through by the way our client has turned this into their home.
Our brief was to design a modern family dwelling that achieved a balance between aesthetic, programmatic performance, and respecting the heritage of the existing Spanish-Mission style dwelling. Beyond these basic requirements, the home also had to accommodate their collection of artworks and treasures acquired from their extensive travels.
Our approach was to celebrate the mechanical eccentricity of their collections – particularly their collection of Robot themed sculptures – through a simple and enduring piece of architecture. The renovation and extension was to act as a canvas for the clients, both children and adults, to furnish together. An easy option would be to create a clean, white gallery like space for the clients to fill, however we felt such a response would be a disservice to the existing building, and neglect to reflect the client’s personalities.
The clients had a strong sense of environmental and sustainability issues throughout the process, and their motivation to tread lightly on their neighbourhood drove several critical decisions. Green space was as important as any built work and as such, significant garden space was preserved and landscaped post-occupation. To support the size of the garden and vegetable patch, 20 000L of in-ground water tanks were fitted in easily monitored locations.
To help reduce the impact of demolishing part of the original house, existing brickwork was recycled on site and used in the new extension. Double glazed, argon filled windows, extensive bulk insulation and insulated plasterboard were installed to maintain thermal comfort and reduce reliance on the mechanical systems installed. Provision for future installation of photovoltaic panels on the North face of the roof was also made.
Our brief was to design a modern family dwelling that achieved a balance between aesthetic, programmatic performance, and respecting the heritage of the existing Spanish-Mission style dwelling. Beyond these basic requirements, the home also had to accommodate their collection of artworks and treasures acquired from their extensive travels.
Our approach was to celebrate the mechanical eccentricity of their collections – particularly their collection of Robot themed sculptures – through a simple and enduring piece of architecture. The renovation and extension was to act as a canvas for the clients, both children and adults, to furnish together. An easy option would be to create a clean, white gallery like space for the clients to fill, however we felt such a response would be a disservice to the existing building, and neglect to reflect the client’s personalities.
The clients had a strong sense of environmental and sustainability issues throughout the process, and their motivation to tread lightly on their neighbourhood drove several critical decisions. Green space was as important as any built work and as such, significant garden space was preserved and landscaped post-occupation. To support the size of the garden and vegetable patch, 20 000L of in-ground water tanks were fitted in easily monitored locations.
To help reduce the impact of demolishing part of the original house, existing brickwork was recycled on site and used in the new extension. Double glazed, argon filled windows, extensive bulk insulation and insulated plasterboard were installed to maintain thermal comfort and reduce reliance on the mechanical systems installed. Provision for future installation of photovoltaic panels on the North face of the roof was also made.
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