![]() ![]() This rigor was challenging, with expressed beams, exposed structural columns, and rafters forming a legible structural logic that must be carefully considered throughout the building. Ross Bakker, the builder and long-term collaborator with Markowitz exclaimed during construction, “You’ve designed a house like a piece of furniture!”. The house has a strict horizontal and vertical grid alignment, which dictates the layout and rhythm and is picked up and reflected by different architectural elements throughout the house. ![]() This detailed architectural approach has been drawn from Markowitz’s experience as a furniture maker and architect. It allows the house to open to the north sun while minimizing glazing and ceiling height to the southern side. Internally, an enfilade of large sliding doors allows the linear plan to be completely opened up, allowing sight & circulation from one end of the residence to the other, or alternatively to be closed and separated as required.Īrchitectural Form - A single fall skillion roof with exposed rafters is a nod to the classic Australian mid-century fibro beach shack endemic to surfside communities in the area. This repeated architectural device creates variously connected spaces, separated or in a state of liminal ambiguity. These baffles enclose, demarcate, and screen views as you proceed along the linear plan to define different functional areas (front garden/backyard main bedroom/living area/kids area/service area). These spaces are punctuated by perpendicular timber-lined walls, which visually slip through the external northern glazed wall to create a series of internal and external privacy baffles. ![]() The linear plan achieves this by linking a succession of living spaces that flow seamlessly into the northern outdoor landscape. They wanted to be able to supervise young children while accommodating and allowing privacy separation as the children grew up and needed their own space. The clients, a young growing family, were looking for a family home that would evolve to accommodate their family as it expanded, aged, and matured. ![]()
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