[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] of Melbourne have completed a house with a wooden interior in Melbourne, Australia.

Called Kensington Lighthouse, the building is located on a long narrow plot.

It consists of two volumes clad in corrugated metal and connected by a central courtyard, all supported over a concrete base.

Light from windows running along the top of one side is reflected by
plywood panels covering the opposite interior wall, which curves
inwards to meet the ceiling.

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“The Kensington Lighthouse is situated on a 160m2 strip of land
between a former factory and its kitchen in a dense, mixed-use inner
city context.

To the north, the neighbouring house presents a 4m high wall overshadowing the site.

North facing sunshells were created to capture and reflect natural
light; articulated by exposed timber portal frames lined with veneered
plywood panels.

On the exterior, the shells were clad in a lightweight metal skin of
dark grey and deep blue corrugated metal; creating the roof and south
façade.

On the north, west and east patterns of double glazed glass and
translucent polycarbonate panels frame views and admit light while
preserving privacy – the translucent skin capturing shadows of nearby
trees, the variance of clouds passing overhead and filtering light to
the interior.

The house is made from two sunshells connected around a courtyard –
with a solitary coral bark maple – by a rectangular timber lined volume
running the length of the north boundary.

Floating above a polished concrete platform; the west sunshell
shelters entry, lounge, kitchen, double height dining space on the
lower level – and study, guest bed and bathroom on the mezzanine.

The east sunshell; across the courtyard and on a mid-level spanning
between V-column and north boundary wall; houses the master bedroom and
en suite. Below is a double carport accessed from the rear lane.

Concertina doors open from the master bedroom and dining room across
the courtyard; creating a series of continuously linked open platforms
in summer.

To the west; 3 pivot doors connect the lounge to the front garden while creating privacy from the street.

Opening windows – on the lower, southern façade of the sunshells,
and the upper northern glazed face – regulate naturally occurring
ventilation across the shells; and combine with thermal mass of the
heated concrete slab to control temperature and ventilation.”

Project title: Kensington Lighthouse
Location: Kensington, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Architects: Tandem Design Studio


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Posted by Ruth Hynes from dezeen.com