In the early stages of this Project 1 we were to briefly analyse three exemplar buildings, One internationally and two locally.
The first local design that i chose was the Peninsula house by Sean godsell. The house has the basic fundamental spaces in which a home requires to function. Providing flexible walls and doors the house is capable of breathing and moving according to climatic situations. Courtyards were a main focal point using light to enhance it. One of the aspects Sean tried to bring across was for the following client to re-connect with nature. Also using natural light, the shadows created through the day seems as if ure re-connecting with the sun and how it moves, how it makes you feel, how you want to control it. The timber provides a nice aesthetic appeal due to the continuity of the form. Sustainability wise, the design has incorporated no mechanical ventilation through the use of maximizing ventilation.
The second local design is the Issacson-Davis house by John Wardle Architects. The house provides functional spaces also connecting with nature using glass, timber and concrete. The dining is situated with a glass wall facing the forest to draw it it in, allowing solar access, see how the light plays with the surroundings. Living spaces also focuses on the external surroundings using a glass facade. Aesthetically it is a very simplistic resolved box, mind you simplistic solutions tend to be the most complicated ones to solve. Sustainability wise the timber would require lots of maintanence in that harsh landscape, though provides a nice aesthetic feel.
The International Design i chose was by Kengo Kuma - the Great Bamboo Wall. This house i found unique due to the different types of spaces incorporated into a home, for example a very unique and relaxing reflection space. Through the use of bamboo it proves that it can be aesthetically appealing whilst providing structural performance.
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