Houzz Tour: A narrow and bright contemporary home in Australia - After living for years in a small unit, Tim Hill and Dominique Ng architects dreamed of building a house of their own. With the existing abandoned house demolished, so began a joyful and exhilarating journey to make the most of a small website and fill it with much needed light. Unlike the homes they had built for customers, this time they got to enjoy the house they had built and see how visitors for the first time reacted to it.
"What was really great about the house was learn to live with it through all seasons and get feedback from people about the house, you only get when you live in it, "said Tim Tandem design studio. "It was very exciting."
Houzz at a Glance
who lived here Tim Hill and Dominique Ng, both architects
Location Melbourne, Victoria
Size 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms
This is interesting The site is just 6 meters wide
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A cliff wall as high four meters built along the northern boundary the adjacent property severely restricted the sunlight to enter the site.
"the overall objective was to build a property that could maximize the site's potential while using passive solar design principles," Tim said.
"the overall objective was to build a property that could maximize the site's potential while using passive solar design principles," Tim said.
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When the builders were laying tile, they said 'that' D want to live in a dark, dirty hole like this? '' Recalls Tim. "But when we built the shells sun that just brought the sun and filled the place with light.
The sun shells form the roof and south facade. The north wall, east and west are covered with timber-framed glass and translucent polycarbonate, framing views and admitting light while preserving privacy.
The window frames are made from western red cedar, and wood on the inside is a mixture of oak Tasmanian and Victorian ash.
The sun shells form the roof and south facade. The north wall, east and west are covered with timber-framed glass and translucent polycarbonate, framing views and admitting light while preserving privacy.
The window frames are made from western red cedar, and wood on the inside is a mixture of oak Tasmanian and Victorian ash.
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the western sun shell, closest to the street, through two floors and the living room, kitchen, dining room, office room bath and guest room. The eastern sun shell - located in the courtyard next to a lane and above the garage - home to the master bedroom and bathroom
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Passive cross ventilation worked well throughout the House. "There was always a gentle breeze from the bottom up," Tim said.
Sleeping in the main bedroom at night with the windows and doors open concertina feel a bit like glamping. "I felt like you were under a canopy rather than a house. It was a great place to live, "Tim said.
The translucent skin from the sun shells capture shadows of nearby trees and passing clouds, and light filters inside sunny interior.The was what gave the house its nickname :. Lighthouse Kensington
Sleeping in the main bedroom at night with the windows and doors open concertina feel a bit like glamping. "I felt like you were under a canopy rather than a house. It was a great place to live, "Tim said.
The translucent skin from the sun shells capture shadows of nearby trees and passing clouds, and light filters inside sunny interior.The was what gave the house its nickname :. Lighthouse Kensington
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Tim Dominique and designed most of the furniture themselves - room table room, a coffee table, a study desk, and even the bed, which features built-in storage under and inside headboard
Low, intimate spaces have been created for the living room and the kitchen, unlike a space hovering above the table eat, encapsulating the study and leading to the courtyard.
Low, intimate spaces have been created for the living room and the kitchen, unlike a space hovering above the table eat, encapsulating the study and leading to the courtyard.
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kitchen has a simple and humble atmosphere, but with a designer edge, much like the whole house.
See ways of using natural wood in your home
See ways of using natural wood in your home
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width of a roof sheet acts as a global module for the design of the hull of the sun.
'spacing skeleton wooden, width of windows and interior wood panels all follow this module, creating regular sizes for many components, "Tim said.
decorative possibilities have been identified and exploited in the underlying reason, however. For example, the height of the windows, panel lengths and colors paneled roof sheet modified to break the unity of supermarkets.
"In this context the pulse of decorative fretwork surrounding cottages workers has been reinterpreted," Tim says.
chairs: Eames Molded President Plywood Lounge
'spacing skeleton wooden, width of windows and interior wood panels all follow this module, creating regular sizes for many components, "Tim said.
decorative possibilities have been identified and exploited in the underlying reason, however. For example, the height of the windows, panel lengths and colors paneled roof sheet modified to break the unity of supermarkets.
"In this context the pulse of decorative fretwork surrounding cottages workers has been reinterpreted," Tim says.
chairs: Eames Molded President Plywood Lounge
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doors of the living area are on pivots of let in the sun and the breeze when the fine weather.
If they do themselves, the couple bought second hand inside furnishings. The pendant light is about 40 years, and the sofa came with them to their home St Kilda .
'I t is a' 50s couch we bought second-hand for its small proportions, "Tim said. The limited space in the home they built meant the sofa suited their new home as well.
The marble tops on the dining table was leftover marble used in the bathroom. Tim and Dominique had bought two slabs cost a company out of business. They used marble remaining on top of the coffee table, too.
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If they do themselves, the couple bought second hand inside furnishings. The pendant light is about 40 years, and the sofa came with them to their home St Kilda .
'I t is a' 50s couch we bought second-hand for its small proportions, "Tim said. The limited space in the home they built meant the sofa suited their new home as well.
The marble tops on the dining table was leftover marble used in the bathroom. Tim and Dominique had bought two slabs cost a company out of business. They used marble remaining on top of the coffee table, too.
See ways to incorporate the marble in your home
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natural materials were used throughout the interior of the house, exploring the idea of " hardware honesty. "
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the same concepts are explored in the building structure, with the expressed framing and exposed connections.
the link between the two shells of the sun - a linear element corresponding to the adjacent wall - was established on the northern boundary, exaggerating the quality of the northern edge cliff like. Platforms have been established; some anchored to the ground and other floating against the link. Finally, two sun shells were introduced, enclosing platforms.
'Peeping on the link, the sun shells catch the sunlight, reflecting on the inside and set the temperature difference required for cross ventilation, "Tim says.
the link between the two shells of the sun - a linear element corresponding to the adjacent wall - was established on the northern boundary, exaggerating the quality of the northern edge cliff like. Platforms have been established; some anchored to the ground and other floating against the link. Finally, two sun shells were introduced, enclosing platforms.
'Peeping on the link, the sun shells catch the sunlight, reflecting on the inside and set the temperature difference required for cross ventilation, "Tim says.
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The Kensington flagship was a architectural feat. Tim is now in the process of designing another house - just around the corner in Kensington.
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