BREIF
The brief was to Design a holiday house for Peter Garret and his family at Bruny Island, Tasmania. The house will need to be functional and open to changes within the family structure. The house will need comfortable multifunctional public and private spaces which can accommodate large and small numbers of people. The house will also need a main public space that is separate from the sleeping areas to isolate noise. The main public space also needs to be able to perform day to day activities. The house will be orientated to collect most of the northern sun and use materials that enhance the sites natural vegetation. The holiday house will need 4-5 bedrooms for family and visitors, one bathroom, 2 toilets, office space, kitchen, living/ dining spaces, laundry, and outdoor spaces linked to indoor spaces.
Holiday House manifesto
A holiday house should be an escape from the pressures of every day life. It should perform as a house, be large, open and have a different and better quality of living from that of suburbia. Its spaces should be designed for entertaining and quality relaxation. Its planning should be such that it connects dining and lounging so as to promote social interaction with one another. A quality holiday house should not only cater for the family’s current needs now but for the future including changing relationships and family growth. Holiday homes are a chance for the owner to build an extraordinary home but with style and class With an Emphasis on relaxation, providing secluded reading spaces, a bathroom that captures all views and large comfortable bedrooms. The building should capture all available views throughout the buildings framework and the Materials should take into account aging and longevity, enhancing its position in the landscape.
The aim is to create an experience of transition through the building starting at a tight point expanding out into wings of sleeping and entertaining.
My idea stemmed from the gum leaf, how they change with time, which directly related to the materials I chose, how they respond to the climate, topography, and life cycle and how this has been correlated into my sketch design.
The brief was to Design a holiday house for Peter Garret and his family at Bruny Island, Tasmania. The house will need to be functional and open to changes within the family structure. The house will need comfortable multifunctional public and private spaces which can accommodate large and small numbers of people. The house will also need a main public space that is separate from the sleeping areas to isolate noise. The main public space also needs to be able to perform day to day activities. The house will be orientated to collect most of the northern sun and use materials that enhance the sites natural vegetation. The holiday house will need 4-5 bedrooms for family and visitors, one bathroom, 2 toilets, office space, kitchen, living/ dining spaces, laundry, and outdoor spaces linked to indoor spaces.
Holiday House manifesto
A holiday house should be an escape from the pressures of every day life. It should perform as a house, be large, open and have a different and better quality of living from that of suburbia. Its spaces should be designed for entertaining and quality relaxation. Its planning should be such that it connects dining and lounging so as to promote social interaction with one another. A quality holiday house should not only cater for the family’s current needs now but for the future including changing relationships and family growth. Holiday homes are a chance for the owner to build an extraordinary home but with style and class With an Emphasis on relaxation, providing secluded reading spaces, a bathroom that captures all views and large comfortable bedrooms. The building should capture all available views throughout the buildings framework and the Materials should take into account aging and longevity, enhancing its position in the landscape.
The aim is to create an experience of transition through the building starting at a tight point expanding out into wings of sleeping and entertaining.
My idea stemmed from the gum leaf, how they change with time, which directly related to the materials I chose, how they respond to the climate, topography, and life cycle and how this has been correlated into my sketch design.
