Innehållsförteckning för #92 Jul-Aug 2023 från Green Magazine

Architect FMD Architects fmdarchitects.com.au Builder Resicon Master Builders resicon.com.au Landscape architects Jo Ferguson Garden Design jofergusonlandscapedesign.com Landscape construction Vivid Landscapes Passive energy design The challenging south-facing orientation prompted the architects to pursue connection to landscape from every aspect, drawing layered gradients of natural light and ventilation from the south, east and north into the ground-floor living spaces. A new courtyard is inserted to the east of the kitchen, admitting northern and eastern light. The western garden is notched in allowing light to penetrate further into the dining areas. Living spaces are cross ventilated by Melbourne’s predominant south-westerly breezes. Their concrete slab cools the area in summer and absorbs heat from the sun in winter. The first-floor master bedroom is shaded from morning sun by a suspended, curved canopy. Materials The…

Sandstrom Architects sandstromarchitects.com Location Gadigal Land. Marrickville, NSW. Passive energy design The house is mostly oriented to the north and east with glazing to the ground floor living area. The curved eaves allow the winter sun to penetrate deeply into the extension, and an external pergola in the courtyard provides summer shading. Windows and doors are positioned for effective cross-breezes. The design provides comfortable living with low energy use year-round. Materials The rear extension has a clear-sealed burnished concrete slab for improved thermal mass. The original home, plus the extension, is double brick; those used in the build were recycled from the demolition and supplemented from The Brick Pit. They are painted with Murobond Limewash in “Natural White” internally and externally. Inside, the walls are single skin brick, or insulated…

Upfront Garden In the Netherlands on a large plot of cultivated farmland sits Green House, an elevated garden and farming shed made from 99 per cent salvaged materials; pine and oak timber, alu-zinc corrugated steel sheets, concrete tiles and baked bricks. Designed and self-built by Studio ACTE, the shed’s timber details join with large transparent panels to let gentle light wash over the young seedlings inside. Tension cables strengthen the structure in high wind and ventilation holes regulate the indoor temperature and climate. studioacte.com…

What I like about you Melbourne Architect: Kevin Borland and Daryl Jackson I grew up not far from the Harold Holt Swim Centre and spent many cold mornings doing laps in the pool. It was a building unlike any other I knew as a child. It was not like a home, a shop nor a school. It was imposing but not unfriendly with its surfaces inviting touch and its ramps gently guiding you through its open spaces and down to the outdoor pool and gardens. Later at university I studied the building with a new perspective and could better appreciate the values and ideas that architects Kevin Borland and Daryl Jackson imbued in their 1969 design. The relationship of solid to void with heavy concrete volumes on two sides bookending…

Upfront Shortlisted in the 2023 NSW Architecture Awards, the Parry Park Pavilions honour and repair a contaminated floodplain in the suburbs of Western Sydney, on Dhurug Country. The project is the result of a collaboration between Custom Mad and Lucy Humphrey Studio - collectively, Archrival - and features Rise, a sandstone sculpture by Yuwaalaraay artist Lucy Simpson that sits between the two pavilions, created in collaboration with Copy Nature Office. The striking translucent polycarbonate façade - naturally lit in the daytime and illuminated at night - belies the water-saving measures incorporated into the design. Collected and stored underground, the amenities use rainwater for toilet flushing, and run-off from hand washing taps and drinking bubblers water the garden of native grasses. Other plantings include species with soil filtering properties to decontaminate…

Upfront Architect Emma Jackson’s collection of 12 hand-knotted rugs “Time Travellers” tells a geological story of Australia; one that shifts our perceptions of the country as one static landmass, revealing it to be a set of complex, transient rock relationships. Included in the collection, and on display at the 2023 Melbourne Design Fair, her “Tiger Fish" rug tells a 500-million-year-old aquatic story; the concertina-like folding of rock over millions of years, expressed as distinctive yellow and aubergine Tiger Fish stripes. Each rug is hand made by Nepalese artisans from hand-dyed wool and silk. emma-jackson.com.au…

Upfront “Off-Cut Kitchen” is a modular, deconstructible kitchen made from waste material. The carcass and cupboard fronts use offcuts of second-hand form ply and Fibre Reinforced Panels (FRP), while the benchtop (fabricated in collaboration with Natural Brick) was cast using locally-salvaged marble waste with a cement mixture of fly ash and sand. The cooktop is sourced second-hand from a demolition site, the oven purchased from a local refurbisher and the sink is exdisplay stock. Created by Second Edition, a research-based practice founded by Amy Seo, Shahar Cohen and Bill Clifton working alongside architects, builders and fabricators to find less wasteful solutions. secondedition.com.au…

BUSHFIRE READY KENNETT RIVER HOUSE MATT GOODMAN ARCHITECTURE OFFICE Modest yet monumental in black, this holiday home designed by Matt Goodman Architecture Office is located on highly bushfire-prone land in Kennett River, a small coastal town in Victoria, Set on a long narrow site on a ridge, the house is designed around three key views: one down towards town, one over a neighbour towards ocean views of Bass Straight, and one of the distant Great Ocean Road leading to Wye River. The living and sleeping spaces are split over the ground and first floors, with each room orientated to specifically frame one of these views. “The kite-like form and layout were due to our desire to retain as many trees on the site as possible,” says Matt. Spotted gum flooring…

Architect Scott Flett Architecture Workshop flett.com.au Builder Scott Flett Architecture Workshop Location South East, Oyster Bay and Big River Nations. Sandy Bay, Tas. Passive energy design The house is oriented to the north which overlooks the historic boat slips of Battery Point in Sandy Bay. Most of the glazing is oriented towards the north, which conveniently aligns with some great views. There are two wings to the house, a north wing and a south wing. A key feature of this building is that the north wing heats up and the heat recovery ventilation system (HRV) circulates this heat with the rest of the building. This keeps the musty smell of south-facing rooms away, which is common in many Tasmanian homes. The house is heated with a hydronic floor system on…

Upfront “Stilled Composition 117” by Kelly Austin, was presented as part of a Design Tasmania group show at the Melbourne Design Fair and comes from a desire to instill wonder and inquisitiveness. It is quiet, focused, attentive and nuanced and creates a space for softness, while also exploring the materials of this earth and their transformation: the wetness and heaviness of clay and the solidity of rock faces. It is about being in, and of, landscape: pink sand, turquoise earth, a wall of green against the setting sun’s peach-stained clouds. kellyaustin.co designtasmania.com.au…

Houses • Tiara House in North Fitzroy is unabashedly inspired by nearby Bustle House, designed by the same dream team of architect Fiona Dunin and landscape designer Jo Ferguson. Clients Dorota and Mike loved it and sought out the pair for a similarly soft, sensitive, curvy reimagining of indoor-outdoor connection, contemporary simplicity and Victorian-era splendour. The project is named in part for the ornate rotunda that sits opposite the house in Edinburgh Gardens. It’s also a nod to the original owner of this double-storey terrace, who passed her treasure down the family for generations. And, of course, to the exquisite Victorian detailing Dunin’s dexterous renovation has amplified in the process of transforming dark, cold spaces disconnected from surrounding gardens, laneways and stunning cityscapes. The owners wanted to create a warm,…

Architect Dane Taylor Design danetaylor.net Builder Greensmith & Co Location Dharawal Country. Austinmer, NSW. Passive energy design The house is oriented to the north-east and includes large doubleglazed windows and doors that allow for effective cross-breezes in the living, dining and kitchen areas on the ground floor. External roller blinds can be used to control direct solar radiation from the north-west, while covered outdoor terraces located to the north use translucent roof sheeting and angled timber blades fixed to the roof soffit to regulate the amount of sunlight. Additionally, an oversized rammed earth chimney breast helps to draw heat into the ground floor concrete slab during the winter months. The design not only ensures comfortable living, but also helps to keep energy usage low all year round. Materials The ground…

Houses • When Emily and Chris first saw a rundown 1930s bungalow in Marrickville, they knew it had potential. Void of cheer, the house sported smoke-infused carpet, grubby pink walls and no hot water system. Most would have run a mile. But seasoned Sydney architect Emily Sandstrom of Sandstrom Architects, and her partner Chris (former chef and restaurateur, now Head of Vibe at a design tech startup) could see magic in its bones. “We saw great opportunity in the home. It had very stable and utilitarian construction and was a great foundation for what we’d envisioned. It was rundown, but there were so many original features that we loved,” says Emily. Their owner-builder-run project involved a considered restoration of the original part of the house in the front, and a…

Upfront Garden Bursting with brilliant nostalgia, Bonnie and Neil’s outdoor cushion range showcases original artwork by Bonnie Ashley. “Florence”, their latest collection, is a salute to Mediterranean elegance, transporting you to balmy summer feasts with fresh antipasti and slow cooked meals (and espresso and biscotti to finish, of course). Featuring new green hues of pistachio and olive complemented by vivid persimmon orange and neapolitan stripe, and made with water repellent linen and mould-resistant foam fill to withstand the elements. bonnieandneil.com.au…

Gardens • This garden is a great example of a new way of thinking about inner city gardens. Confident shelter and seating solutions defined by living shade and clever planting perfectly address the needs of this young family. It is contained and neat with room for the owners to express themselves now and into the future. Frances Hale of Peachy Green discarded rigid ideas of garden beds and manicured lawns and came at the job from a new angle - using the rewilding approach to connect different places in the garden for people to eat and play, store their bikes, grow some food or just hang out. “A gardener’s garden” says Fran. “Full of mixed ornamental grasses flowering perennial woody meadow style planting, natives, and shady trees. A lawn free…