This idea is a design inspired by Denton Corker Marshall's house at Cape Schank. I thought that having a deep 'box' around the windows would be a solution for the need for eaves.
This idea involves separating the different areas of the house (refuge, prospect, and studio) into three different levels. We have kept the form relatively simple, and have included horizontal slats across the windows to act as a screen from the sun.
Developing this idea...elevations
Next, we came up with the idea of a more organic shape. As we wanted to base the idea on aboriginal x-ray art, this idea is supposed to represent the shape of a rib.
This page has two ideas on it: up the top, we explored the idea of putting pods in the curved shape we had came up with. Down the bottom of the page, the initial concept of the utility spine running through the building. The spine houses all the services: bathroom, toilet, laundry, BIR's, storage, part of the kitchen and stairs. The open areas off the spine are the 'served' areas.
This plan neatened up the 'spine' idea, organising the various areas more efficiently. This has became our final plan. The spine not only houses the services but also acts to divide the areas between prospect and refuge, public and private.
At this point, we considered simplifying the shape, making it into a simple rectangle. however when we pinned up our curved plan in the tute, our collegues seemed to really respond to the curve, so we went back to that idea.
The Spine in 3d
A 3d sketch of the idea, with the spine running through the middle, and the ribs around it.
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