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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. Earth Wind and Fire in Sydney, Australia by Luigi Rosselli ArchitectsJanuary 6th, 2019 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Luigi Rosselli Architects Earth is one of the oldest construction materials known to man; it can be fired, as with bricks and tiles, or used in its raw state as with adobe or rammed earth. Earth is a malleable material; in the Bible it is claimed that God formed mankind in ‘his’ own image from earth and water. Earth is a soft material that can become strong and weight bearing, while maintaining a breathable skin. With ‘The Village House’, rammed earth provides the catalyst to bring together history, nature, malleability and softness around a graceful Federation era bungalow, adorned with a handsome veranda.  Image Courtesy © Justin Alexander
 Image Courtesy © Luigi Rosselli Architects The project came to be known as The Village House owing to the number of roof gables, wings and separate buildings scattered across the large suburban block, located on Sydney’s Upper North Shore. The property comes complete with a chicken coop and enclosure, an extensive vegetable garden and a large workshop / shed. Will Dangar designed the large, lushly landscaped grounds and a custom, Cor-ten steel wood pile.  Image Courtesy © Justin Alexander  Image Courtesy © Edward Birch The additions to the original home stretch out to one side and towards the back of the block to best capture the northern sun. The stretches across the other side with a pool house to one end. A separate wing at the front contains the garage and laundry. Used sparingly together with the original materials of the century old home, timber shingles, bricks recycled from this and other sites, the rammed earth walls are the links that unite the fragments. A slate roof with multiple complex gables and valleys also unifies the complex, exploded layout of the house.  Image Courtesy © Edward Birch  Image Courtesy © Justin Alexander Internally, the flow of the spaces reflects the century of history that has shaped the rooms, from the entry through the original veranda and the formal rooms built in the early 1900s through to the main modern additions where a curved steel stair links to the two storey main wing. The additions use materials and an architectural language that relates back atmosphere of the original house as a sign of respect and affinity yet is without mimicry. Rammed earth, limestone floors, timber trusses, and panelled timber joinery are a timeless soft palette to achieve a very liveable home for a convivial, warm and embracing family.  Image Courtesy © Justin Alexander  Image Courtesy © Edward Birch  Image Courtesy © Edward Birch  Image Courtesy © Justin Alexander  Image Courtesy © Edward Birch  Image Courtesy © Edward Birch  Image Courtesy © Prue Ruscoe  Image Courtesy © Prue Ruscoe  Image Courtesy © Edward Birch  Image Courtesy © Edward Birch  Image Courtesy © Edward Birch  Image Courtesy © Prue Ruscoe  Image Courtesy © Edward Birch  Image Courtesy © Luigi Rosselli Architects  Image Courtesy © Luigi Rosselli Architects  Image Courtesy © Luigi Rosselli Architects  Image Courtesy © Luigi Rosselli Architects
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