BackgroundDesign proposal for a house on a subdivision on the edge of the escarpment north of Too... more BackgroundDesign proposal for a house on a subdivision on the edge of the escarpment north of Toowoomba. Program required three independent living zones for the client, her parents and Bed-and-Breakfast guests. Issues raised include: ordering site for separate address and entry; communal and private territories; screening of nearby suburban elements to privilege middle and distant rural and mountain vistas ordering of program to enable comfortable occupation by client when alone and when house is full of guests.ContributionSite is structured into territories by program and ordered through reference to an idea about a series of courtyards. Stretching the program out created a linear building in which all three zones are accommodated and offered expansive views. To this is added linked pavilions and lean-tos. On the southern side, lean-tos create a series of structured arrival entry courtyards, vegetable and lavender gardens, service courts; on the northern side, a pavilion housing a ...
In April 2015, The Pool emerged as the winning proposal for Australia's exhibition at the 201... more In April 2015, The Pool emerged as the winning proposal for Australia's exhibition at the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale. 1 Creative directors Aileen Sage and Michelle Tabet explained that the pool was ‘a lens through which to explore Australian cultural identity’ and ‘aptly represents a distinctively Australian democratic and social space’. 2 In Australia, the public pool was popularised in the post-war period, particularly in Queensland where it offered relief from the long, hot and humid summers. Although Brisbane already had several floating baths along the Brisbane River from the mid-nineteenth century, large-scale, in-ground pool construction in the state did not start in earnest until the mid-1950s, when the personal and social benefits of recreational time with family and friends became well established. In Queensland, as elsewhere in the country, the government encouraged the construction of swimming pools, and many became memorial pools, dedicated to those who had f...
BackgroundDesign proposal for a house on a subdivision on the edge of the escarpment north of Too... more BackgroundDesign proposal for a house on a subdivision on the edge of the escarpment north of Toowoomba. Program required three independent living zones for the client, her parents and Bed-and-Breakfast guests. Issues raised include: ordering site for separate address and entry; communal and private territories; screening of nearby suburban elements to privilege middle and distant rural and mountain vistas ordering of program to enable comfortable occupation by client when alone and when house is full of guests.ContributionSite is structured into territories by program and ordered through reference to an idea about a series of courtyards. Stretching the program out created a linear building in which all three zones are accommodated and offered expansive views. To this is added linked pavilions and lean-tos. On the southern side, lean-tos create a series of structured arrival entry courtyards, vegetable and lavender gardens, service courts; on the northern side, a pavilion housing a ...
In April 2015, The Pool emerged as the winning proposal for Australia's exhibition at the 201... more In April 2015, The Pool emerged as the winning proposal for Australia's exhibition at the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale. 1 Creative directors Aileen Sage and Michelle Tabet explained that the pool was ‘a lens through which to explore Australian cultural identity’ and ‘aptly represents a distinctively Australian democratic and social space’. 2 In Australia, the public pool was popularised in the post-war period, particularly in Queensland where it offered relief from the long, hot and humid summers. Although Brisbane already had several floating baths along the Brisbane River from the mid-nineteenth century, large-scale, in-ground pool construction in the state did not start in earnest until the mid-1950s, when the personal and social benefits of recreational time with family and friends became well established. In Queensland, as elsewhere in the country, the government encouraged the construction of swimming pools, and many became memorial pools, dedicated to those who had f...
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