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As our cities incrementally and inevitably densify, we look to occupy the tiny nooks and crannies for a place we can call home. Located amongst the hubbub of delivery trucks, bicycles and a never ending procession of vehicle traffic; this project sits within a minute 160m2 site, backing on to a key commercial precinct within Cremorne in Melbourne. Despite the site’s context, our client loved the sheer richness and vibrance of the area so much that they set out to make this place a long term place of residence.
隨著這座城市密度不斷攀升，在無可避免擁擠的一角努力尋找一個可以稱之為家的地方。這個項目位於墨爾本克雷蒙（Cremorne）繁榮的區域，街道車水馬龍，充斥著運輸卡車、自行車。佔地僅160平方公尺，毗鄰一個主要商業區，儘管基地周圍環境如此，業主卻非常喜愛這個豐富而有活力地方，促使他們決定將此打造為長期居住的住宅。
The design brief seeks to maximise comfort, solar passive design and access to natural light - made all the more challenging due to an impending twelve storey development to be constructed nearby. To resolve this, the volumes of the proposed additions was planned out in collaboration with the adjoining neighbour who at the time was granted a planning permit for a two storey extension to the north of the subject site. By working together, views to the sky were in effect doubled and mutual visual privacy for both properties was achieved without the need for physical privacy screens.
設計核心旨在全面提升居所的舒適性，採用被動太陽能、增加自然光的利用，由於附近即將興建一座十二層樓高的建築，因此這個目標顯得更具有挑戰性。為了解決這個問題，設計師與獲得許可在基地北側興建兩層樓的鄰居合作，一起進行擴建計畫。透過這樣的合作，天空的視野更顯開闊，並且解決光線和隱私性的問題。
Much like Cremorne itself the concrete, timber and galvanised steel materiality of the house is imagined as unapologetically gritty and robust. The latter of which, a natural and necessary reference to the immediate historical context of workers cottage roofscapes, seen in the local area. Inside, the walls are lined with Australian spotted gum veneer panels finished with water based non-solvent sealers and prefinished cement sheet. Plasterboard is used sparingly and only where necessary - such as the tall ‘eggshell’ skylight internal volume, intended to diffuse and amplify incoming daylight.
這個佈局突破傳統開放式的框架，將設施與空間延伸至後院的範圍，以創造與花園和露臺的連續界面與互動。後院雖然侷促，但功能齊全，還配備了有機堆肥和一個2500公升的雨水回收系統，用於花園的灌溉。此外，該項目還使用太陽能熱水系統，以減少能源消耗、符合並超越建築法規規範。
We spoke about the idea of rest and relaxation with our clients and how important it was a home to become that place. An environment where stress and anxiety can be mitigate and subdued, where we can have harmony and connect with landscape in peace and quite. This can be a real challenge in the inner city.
如同克雷蒙（Cremorne）本身一樣，這個房屋的混凝土、木材和熔鍍鋼材料被形容成堅韌和耐用，在建材選擇上參考了當地建築風格和傳統的影響，以呼應和保留當地這類小屋的特色。室內牆面採澳洲斑點桉木薄板，並使用非溶劑密封加以保護木材及預製水泥板，以增強其耐用性。石膏板僅用於外形高大如「蛋殼」般的天窗內部，其功能有助散射及增強室內的自然光。
