Part A: Archetype - C House

DONOVAN HILL:

C HOUSE, 1998


Date of construction : 1991 - 1998

Location : Coorparoo, Brisbane

Category : Dwellings Houses

Structural Systems & Elements : 

   Concrete Construction

   Timber Construction

Building Materials : 

   Concrete

   Timber

   Sandstone

   Glass

   Stone Cladding

Architectural Features :

   Three storeys

   Outdoor Room

   Stone clad walls

   Timber soffits

   Timber battens

   Translucent flat sheet polycarbonate

   Benches (seats)

   Iwans  

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Exterior view - facade of C House

http://www.donovanhill.com.au/mainmenu.htm(accessed March 9, 2010)

Interior view across the courtyard

http://www.donovanhill.com.au/mainmenu.htm(accessed March 9, 2010)

Fireplace in C House

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An event holding in C House

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Bedroom

http://www.donovanhill.com.au/mainmenu.htm(accessed March 9, 2010)

Living room

http://www.donovanhill.com.au/mainmenu.htm(accessed March 9, 2010)

Washroom

http://www.donovanhill.com.au/mainmenu.htm(accessed March 9, 2010)

C House under construction

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HOUSE AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL FILTER

The site has been refashioned into a series of overlapping sub-sites, (both indoor and outdoor), with their interconnection across the climbing topography resembling experiences typical of 'terrain'.  The Landscape metaphor has been extended beyond physical representation to enable the everyday experience of occupation to be as if it were in a landscape.[1]

HOUSE AS A CONTAINER OF HUMAN ACTIVITIES

Places for cooking, washing and resting benefit from experiences that can be sustained over the life of the building - the action of light, the reactivity to landscape and climate, the sense of defended territory, the elaboration of openings and material sensuality.[1]

HOUSE AS A DELIGHTFUL EXPERIENCE

A set of private rooms are gathered around, under and above the 'public' or 'memorable' space of the site - a large outdoor room.  The house anticipates future generations by offering an adaptable planning scheme.  The household might be a single family, shared singles/couples, extended family or home office.[1]

C House - Plan

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C House - Section 1

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C House - Section 2

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References:
[1] Keniger. 2006. Timber-framed windows, C House, Coorparoo, Brisbane. http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view.php?pid=UQ:11678 (accessed March 9, 2010).


[2] Donovan Hill. n.d. C House. http://www.donovanhill.com.au/mainmenu.htm (accessed March 9, 2010).