호주의 건축가 austin maynard 는 멜버른에 단층 건물에 대한 리노베이션을 완성했다. 방 2개와 기존 구조를 새롭게 지은 부분과 구별시키는 거대한 채광정을 제외하고도 이번 프로젝트에는 새롭게 2개의 침실과 욕실을 오픈 키친과 거실, 식당 공간 위에 더하는 작업을 포함하고 있다.
건축가의 설명대로라면 일명 '방앗간'이라는 컨셉 아래, 주택은 두 개의 핵심 아이디어를 특징으로 하고 있는데, 그 첫번 째는 바닥이란 의뢰자의 어린 아이들을 위한 거대한 장난감 상자가 될 것, 두번째는 집의 후면에 지면보다 높은 곳을 만들어 뒷마당에 드리웠던 강렬한 햇살을 거르게 만드는 것이다.
australian practice austin maynard architects has completed the renovation and extension of a single storey weatherboard terrace in melbourne. the home’s existing façade and front two rooms are maintained, while a large lightwell separates the original structure from the new build. the project includes two additional bedrooms and a bathroom above an open kitchen, living, and dining space. referred to by the architects as ‘mills’, the dwelling is articulated around two core ideas: firstly, that the floor is a giant toy box for the client’s young children, and secondly that the rear elevation filters the strong sunlight that had previously dominated the backyard.
in order to maximize the internal living area, the design team decided to limit the use of bulky wall cupboards by utilizing floor space. through incorporating storage within the floor, children are able to keep their toys out of sight.‘we have made gravity the parents’ ally rather than the child’s by enabling the floor to swallow all the mess,’ explain the architects. ‘rather than picking toys up to put back in the toy box, we’ve made the floor one big toy box.’ as the floor is 450 millimeters deep, it also provides adults with a place to sit at a comfortable height.
other space saving techniques include limiting corridors. as the home’s kitchen occupies the original passageway, the substantial space the kitchen would have occupied in a typical location has instead been used for living accommodation. upstairs, the master bedroom wall can slide entirely away so that the volume can increase almost two meters in length.
perforated metal has primarily been used externally to control and filter direct sunlight, yet it has also been used internally on components such as the stairwell. as the bathroom is not big, large windows have been employed, oriented towards both the lightwell and the original roof. the architects even designed a bespoke bathtub with no seams or joints, thus ensuring that the bathroom is easy to clean and maintain without the problem of grime or mold.
openings and windows have been designed to optimize passive solar gain, thereby reducing demands on mechanical heating and cooling. all windows are double glazed, while the need for air-conditioning is eliminated through active management of shade and passive ventilation. greywater is captured and reused to flush toilets and water the garden. solar panels with micro-converters cover the new roof.
from designboom