AIA ARCHITECTURE AWARDS 2009
WINNER -SCOOP PUBLISHING AWARD
FOR RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE - HOUSES.

Jury Comments:

" the Jury were delighted with thier visit to this well conceived and executed building. The sculptural quality of the design is eveident from the street and consistent throughout. The whole site is used sensibly with a high degree of sensitivity using existing landform and landscape elements to advantage. Internal and external spaces are well related, practical and interesting. The robust nature of external materials, such as crushed recycled concrete is used with innovation to successfully bring them to the interior. The Architect has addressed all design criteria with thoughtful analysis to produce a successful building at reasonable cost. This is a great example of good Architecture which incorporates sustainability as an integral part of the design process."

Rainwater tanks provide water for the laundry, toilets and pool.
A greywater recycling system to the laundry feeds the reticulation for the front garden. Cross ventilation is achieved via the courtyards and orientation of windows. Large areas of glass are shaded by a sail shade to the north deck.The house is wired for solar energy for future solar panels to the roof.

Single house
Jameson St, Mosman Park
in progress

M. & J. Giudice
Michael Patroni
Dimmity Walker
Stephen Corns
Scott Smalley
Northerly Group
Perth Stabilised Earth
Dimmity Walker
 

Credits

Client
Project Team


Structural Engineer
General Contractor
Rammed Concrete
Photography

The project is a family home in suburban Mosman Park. Located close to the river, the block has an elevated outlook to the south/west. The north aspect borrows views of established trees on the surrounding properties.

The house is devised as the juxtaposition of two skins pulling apart and pressing together. The outer skin; 300mm thick, rammed concrete has been sculpted and subtracted. The other; framed, timber clad and painted black, fits loosely inside the concrete walls, moving forward and backward to create interstitial spaces between the two, and sometimes pushing out from behind to address the garden or the street.

The house uses a split level plan, changing from two stories at the street to single storey at the rear, so that the two storey bedroom wing is only half a flight up or down from the main living areas.

The main entrance level was determined by an existing fig tree. Inside the entry is a walk-in storeroom for school bags etc. and a study. The study, also intended to function as a guest room, looks into a courtyard and has a sense of quiet seclusion.

The kitchen is strategically situated so that from there one can see the front door, kids in the pool, monitor kids in the second living room or in the study and easily access the dinning areas.

The living rooms are large volumes orientated to the north garden and pool areas. The children’s living space is slightly apart from the main living room, allowing groups of kids and adults their own space for socialising, yet maintaining the opportunity for interaction when desired.

The 20m lap pool sits within the side setback on the east, and the wider part, which provides for recreational swimming, fills out the set back of the outdoor deck so that the house and pool fit together like two puzzle pieces.

Award
AIA (WA Chapter) SCOOP Publishing Architecture Award - 2009