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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. Beyond House in Melbourne, Australia by Ben Callery ArchitectsNovember 9th, 2018 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Ben Callery Architects With Beyond house we seek to stretch the boundaries of the typical terrace house. The existing heritage house was south-facing, dark, cold, narrow and overshadowed by neighbouring walls on both side boundaries. It’s owners, a family of three, were detached from the world beyond. They are serious about sustainability and wanted the new addition to be naturally comfortable, using sun for heating, breezes for cooling, water harvesting, solar power, recycled materials (even re-using the old kitchen!) and integrating and indoor clothes airer.  Image Courtesy © Peter Bennetts
 Image Courtesy © Peter Bennetts The owners had lived here for 10 years, and needing more space (and sun), had weighed up moving out but their physical and social connections in Northcote were too strong. So the view to Rucker’s Hill, a geographic and social centre of Northcote, became a focus of the vistas from multiple rooms. Facing north, this view coincides with getting sun deep into the Living rooms at the back of the house.  Image Courtesy © Peter Bennetts  Image Courtesy © Peter Bennetts We looked beyond the site constraints and beyond the typical spatial boundaries within a terrace house’s rooms and levels. Through the insertion of central void, adjacent to a multi-purpose studio space that opens onto a roof deck, the occupants engage with the world beyond – the sun, breezes, sky and trees. Internal planters and many carefully placed openable external windows bring the external environment in from beyond. Internal windows allow rooms to be opened to share light, breezes and views across the void.  Image Courtesy © Peter Bennetts  Image Courtesy © Peter Bennetts These elements break down the barriers typically within and around a terrace house to create social connections between occupants unified by the flexible open spaces and visual connections to the sky, tree-tops and now visible Ruckers Hill community beyond. The form of the building is simple, one dramatic form rakes upwards from south to north to catch winter sun while minimising overshading on the back yards. Eaves would have contravened the heritage support so we adopted external operable louvres for sun control. The external envelope clad in simple colorbond and these louvres respond to the context of metal rooftops. The new roof deck becomes an oasis of colour amongst the dull metal and roof-mounted gadgets.  Image Courtesy © Peter Bennetts  Image Courtesy © Peter Bennetts  Image Courtesy © Peter Bennetts  Image Courtesy © Peter Bennetts  Image Courtesy © Ben Callery Architects  Image Courtesy © Ben Callery Architects  Image Courtesy © Ben Callery Architects
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