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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. Hip & Gable in Australia by Architecture ArchitectureOctober 19th, 2016 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Architecture Architecture Once was a time when a roof was a roof. Mostly it just sat up there to keep the rain off, but more importantly, it looked like a roof. A roof would hold itself in such a way, with its jaunty gables, casual hips and firm ridges, to let the world know that this house is a house. A noble task indeed. Yet, for the most part, a roof would do precious little to enliven the warren of rooms below.  Image Courtesy © Peter Bennetts
 Image Courtesy © Peter Bennetts With Hip & Gable, Architecture Architecture pays homage to a dignified, long-serving Californian Bungalow, while enticing it to say a little more and to do a little more too. We began by studying its ways: it’s darkened plinth, bricked chimney stacks, outlined fascias, ribbed gables and deep, bruised eyes. We emulated these ways, lending contemporary inflection to old charms. Yet it was the roof where things really got smart.  Image Courtesy © Peter Bennetts  Image Courtesy © Peter Bennetts Indeed, the roof is still a roof. It rests over the house and it shelters its occupants. But where the ceilings were once low and flat, now they are generous and varied. A gentle underbelly has been revealed; it lifts and dips, shades and illuminates, shaping the many rooms and moods of the house.  Image Courtesy © Peter Bennetts  Image Courtesy © Peter Bennetts From the backyard, a reclining hip casually slouches over the bedroom wing, while an attentive gable stands to attention over the more formal living spaces. Side by side, they are like the ears of a dog, one alert and the other playful, ready for whatever comes next.  Image Courtesy © Peter Bennetts  Image Courtesy © Peter Bennetts Additional Texts Beyond the functional requirements of new bedrooms and open-plan living areas, this extension opens up the existing Californian Bungalow, reintroducing natural light to the darker corners of the house and reorienting living areas towards the northern sun and a generous backyard. Sensitive heritage requirements demanded a considered approach to material selection and composition. In response, our design references key elements of the Californian Bungalow, reinterpreting them in a contemporary manner.  Image Courtesy © Peter Bennetts  Image Courtesy © Peter Bennetts New pitched roofs continue the logic of the existing house, yet are strategically modified in response to the needs of function and sunlight, resulting in a subtle reinterpretation of the original roof. Similarly, key elements such as the modest gable and fascia ornamentation find new interpretation in the extension. Moving through the house, sunlight reflects about every corner, drawing visitors down the terraced steps of the living spaces and into the heart of the house where garden views and an enormous eucalyptus tree eventually reveal themselves.  Image Courtesy © Peter Bennetts  Image Courtesy © Architecture Architecture  Image Courtesy © Architecture Architecture  Image Courtesy © Architecture Architecture  Image Courtesy © Architecture Architecture  Image Courtesy © Architecture Architecture
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