Queenscliff, Australia
Utz Sanby Architects
Post By:Kitticoon Poopong
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| Photo © Courtesy of Marian Riabic |
This new house is built on a tight urban site, perched on the edge of a cliff 100metres above the
ocean. The wedge shaped block has a due north-south aspect with neighbouring buildings very close to the boundaries on the east west.
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| Photo © Courtesy of Marian Riabic |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Marian Riabic |
Large fin walls divide the separate functions of entrance and circulation from the living areas and garden, providing privacy and structural support for the upper level bedroom wing.
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| Photo © Courtesy of Marian Riabic |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Marian Riabic |
The main living areas of the house are designed to link the garden space with the ocean and to take advantage of the geometry of the block, which widens towards the cliffs’ edge. Careful placement of structural walls, high-level glazing and roof form has created a generous
living room with an abundance of natural light, ventilation, privacy and spectacular views.
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| Photo © Courtesy of Marian Riabic |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Marian Riabic |
The house has been designed to be thermally efficient, through the use of concrete floors and masonry walls at ground level to provide
thermal mass. Hydronic
under-floor heating is used throughout the living areas, to provide winter warmth. The dark floor tiles in the living area, absorb warmth and reduce glare from the ocean in the early morning. High-level louvres and
ceiling fans are used to allow natural light and ventilation in all the rooms.
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| Photo © Courtesy of Marian Riabic |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Marian Riabic |
There are large sub-floor rainwater tanks with an overall capacity of more than 5000 litres, which supply water used for flushing toilets, watering the garden and washing clothes. The house and garden are easy to inhabit and perform extremely economically in terms of energy efficiency and sustainability. This house provides the owners with relaxed and beautiful spaces in which to live, entertain and appreciate the natural world beyond.
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| Photo © Courtesy of Marian Riabic |
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| lower ground floor plan--drawing © Courtesy of Utz Sanby Architects |
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| ground floor plan--drawing © Courtesy of Utz Sanby Architects |
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| first floor plan--drawing © Courtesy of Utz Sanby Architects |
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| section--drawing © Courtesy of Utz Sanby Architects |
The people
Architects: Utz Sanby Architects – Duncan Sanby, Ray Fung
Location: Queenscliff, Australia
Engineer: James Taylor and Associates
Interior design: Utz Sanby Architects
Project area: 210 sqm
Project year: 2006 – 2010
Photographs: Marian Riabic
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