A House in a Garden
David Leech Architects
Courtesy of David Leech Architects
This project is a contemporary translation of the ordinary suburban house. In their spirit the house is built economically using everyday materials and techniques easily sourced and knowledgeable for a local builder and tradesmen. These materials and techniques are amplified and exaggerated to become something at once ambiguous but familiar.
A cross-shaped core divides the ground floor into 4 public rooms: a hall/library, kitchen, dining and living room. These rooms are located according to proportion and orientation and step in section to accommodate ceiling heights of varying dimension and intimacy. The core contains the service and plumbed elements. A continuous loop of circulation is along the perimeter
This house take inspiration from the premodern; a door can be much more than a door, and a wall much more than a means to enclose space. The authors reject the simplicity of the modernist extrusion of a plan and instead look at Alberti's understanding of the wall and its possibilities to generate atmosphere.
habitats
↪ With major societal transitions ahead, how will we redefine the domestic spaces of the future?
A House in a Garden
David Leech Architects
Courtesy of David Leech Architects
This project is a contemporary translation of the ordinary suburban house. In their spirit the house is built economically using everyday materials and techniques easily sourced and knowledgeable for a local builder and tradesmen. These materials and techniques are amplified and exaggerated to become something at once ambiguous but familiar.
A cross-shaped core divides the ground floor into 4 public rooms: a hall/library, kitchen, dining and living room. These rooms are located according to proportion and orientation and step in section to accommodate ceiling heights of varying dimension and intimacy. The core contains the service and plumbed elements. A continuous loop of circulation is along the perimeter
This house take inspiration from the premodern; a door can be much more than a door, and a wall much more than a means to enclose space. The authors reject the simplicity of the modernist extrusion of a plan and instead look at Alberti's understanding of the wall and its possibilities to generate atmosphere.
habitats
↪ With major societal transitions ahead, how will we redefine the domestic spaces of the future?
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