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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. THORNBURY HOUSE in Victoria, Australia by Mesh Design ProjectsFebruary 14th, 2014 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Mesh Design Projects The home is located in Thornbury, an inner northern suburb of Victoria (Australia) which has a number of early century homes, whose aesthetic we admire. We therefore didn’t want to change the nearly 100 year old part of our house, nor the street scape but were looking for a contemporary renovation that suited our needs.Whilst we also required a basic open plan design we didn’t want to live in a large open box and wanted defined areas of functionality.  Image Courtesy © Peter Clarke
 Image Courtesy © Peter Clarke The north facing design encompasses the kitchen as the hub, with a large island bench plus more formal dining area and has copious natural light. The living area to the east protected from the sun and the play area for our small children with a recessed fish tank in the wall surrounded by hidden storage cupboards.  Image Courtesy © Peter Clarke We designed the rear of the home to include passive solar design, so we were blocking out the summer sun but letting in the winter sun that would heat up the polished concrete slab and release heat into the home when needed most in winter. The windows are double glazed with low-e glass, walls and ceiling had highest r-value insulation possible.  Image Courtesy © Peter Clarke The exterior was clad in solid timber ‘spotted gum’ vertical planking that has a beautiful natural feeling, it softens the sharp angles of the rear and keeps within our palette of natural materials. We wanted to showcase that a solar passive home is functional but can also be visually appealing. One of our main aims was not to over build, respect the neighbours and retain a comfortable and practical rear yard.  Image Courtesy © Peter Clarke  Image Courtesy © Peter Clarke  Image Courtesy © Peter Clarke  Image Courtesy © Peter Clarke  Image Courtesy © Peter Clarke  Image Courtesy © Peter Clarke  Image Courtesy © Peter Clarke  Image Courtesy © Peter Clarke  Image Courtesy © Mesh Design Projects  Image Courtesy © Mesh Design Projects  Image Courtesy © Mesh Design Projects
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