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House by Studio Architecture Gestalten
This little titanium zinc-clad house in Melbourne is by Australian Studio Architecture Gestalten.
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The house sits on a strip of land 40 metres deep and six metres wide, with large glazed panels at either end.
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Photographs are by Markus Weber.
Here's a little bit of information from the architects:
Launch of iconic Townhouse project - Windsor, Melbourne Australia
studio architecture GESTALTEN this week announced the completion of its latest project – a boutique townhouse situated in Windsor – an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Australia.
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The zinc-clad building is already attracting much attention and will be the first stop on a popular local tour of significant Melbourne architecture to be held in December 2010.
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Erected on an unusually narrow lot six metres wide and forty metres deep, the shell – façade and roof of the building - with its monolithic appearance, is made out of titanium- zinc from Rheinzink.
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This low maintenance fully recyclable environmentally friendly material has a lifespan exceeding hundred years.
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The studio took a contextual approach to the concept and design development according to design architect Günter Gerlach.
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“Rather than be concerned with the program we have given priorities to place, structure and shell,” he said.
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The two-storey building is not a standard type. Structure, form and materialization are in a reciprocal dialogue between context and architectural object.
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The supporting structure corresponds with the topographical conditions of the place. The steel skeleton structure provides the required maximum space as well as flexibility for the spatial concept.
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