C House: -Donovan Hill
An environmental filter:
Consisting of four levels, an ongoing series of subareas both inside and out connected by 16 flights of stairs the journey through the house resembles the experience of the terrain. The main feature, a large open room is a combination of inside and out. Sheltered from the subtropical environment yet immersive and open the its surroundings this central room acts as a link between the in and out. The day to day experience of the house is one consumed by the landscape yet with a defying separation due to the mass of concrete used in the construction.
A container of human activities:
Above and below the main semi-open main room, lie more private rooms, positioned in accordance to a gradient of intimacy. The house has a planning scheme to ensure its use with future generations. The house is appropriate for many different types of living, and is versatile in use. Varied actions of light, volumes of rooms and types of spaces (largely playing with inside and out) create this versatility.
A delightful experience:
Strong and bold in nature the concrete was the main material in the construction and remains the main texture featured throughout the house. Finished with wood, sand and furnishings mastered for the house, a perfect balance has been found between the security of the shelter it provides, and the delicate connection with the surrounding environment.
South East Queensland Government, 2006, Donovan Hill Profile. http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/55599/Donovan_Hill_Profile.pdf
Donovan Hill Architects. 2009. C house: http://www.donovanhill.com.au/images/residential/pdf/C%20House%20Profile.pdf
Catherine Croft, 2004, Concrete Architecture’ Laurence King Publishing. (P50-54)
Geoffrey Bawa - 33rd Lane
An environmental filter:
If one was to create a grid of rooms, inbetween which the rooms was left blank, abstract these rooms and create a strong flow through them, then place it into a subtropical environment, it would give a result similar to 33rd lane house. Filling the entire site with the perimeter of the house, it is a series of intimate rooms linked to more public spaces with a number of garden courts. These courts vary from complimenting a transitional hall way with a glips of the outside world and a touch of the surrounding nature, to intimate relaxation points of closed off yet engulfed by the environment.
A container of human activities:
Made up of 4 existing bungalows, 33rd lane is a revolution in tropical architecture. The house adapts both the environment of Sri Lanka
A delightful experience:
White walls, narrow corridors opening to larger public rooms, all the time passing interior gardens creates the ultimate combination of inside and out. The scale and style of the garden courts reflects on the use and size of the room it is in.
“Architecture Week” (30 Jan 2002) Geoffrey Bawa Appreciation
“Architexturez” (2 Feb 2004) bawa: A question of harmony
“Geoffrey Bawa Trust” (1994) Introduction
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