The Subiaco Oval Courtyard by Luigi Rosselli Architects
01/10/2014.
[Perth] Australia
metalocus, ÁNGEL BLANCO
metalocus, ÁNGEL BLANCO
Luigi Rosselli Architects has completed a house in Perth, Australia. Viewed from the street this unassuming family home hides a secret; a cluster of interconnected pavilions with an oval courtyard garden at their centre.
Beyond the verandah there is an agglomeration of single rooms, aligned with the square geometry of the block. Viewed from the street, this new family home has paid a courteous respect to the dominant early 1900‘s streetscape.
Beyond the verandah there is an agglomeration of single rooms, aligned with the square geometry of the block. Viewed from the street, this new family home has paid a courteous respect to the dominant early 1900‘s streetscape.
The double block is not dominated by a large megastructure, instead the pavilion’s scale is similar to the adjacent houses. The main trees have been saved and protected. Photography © Edward Birch.
The Subiaco Oval Courtyard, by Luigi Rosselli Architects. Photograph © Edward Birch.
The Subiaco Oval Courtyard, by Luigi Rosselli Architects. Photograph © Edward Birch.
Detail. The Subiaco Oval Courtyard, by Luigi Rosselli Architects. Photograph © Edward Birch.
Vision from outside. The Subiaco Oval Courtyard, by Luigi Rosselli Architects. Photograph © Edward Birch.
The Subiaco Oval Courtyard, by Luigi Rosselli Architects. Photograph © Edward Birch.
Access. The Subiaco Oval Courtyard, by Luigi Rosselli Architects. Photograph © Edward Birch.
The Subiaco Oval Courtyard, by Luigi Rosselli Architects. Photograph © Edward Birch.
Roof. The Subiaco Oval Courtyard, by Luigi Rosselli Architects. Photograph © Edward Birch.
Courtyard. The Subiaco Oval Courtyard, by Luigi Rosselli Architects. Photograph © Edward Birch.
The Subiaco Oval Courtyard, by Luigi Rosselli Architects. Photograph © Edward Birch.
Detalle del acceso. El patio ovalado de Subiaco por Luigi Rosselli Architects. Fotografía © Edward Birch.
The Subiaco Oval Courtyard, by Luigi Rosselli Architects. Photograph © Edward Birch.
The Subiaco Oval Courtyard, by Luigi Rosselli Architects. Photograph © Edward Birch.
The Subiaco Oval Courtyard, by Luigi Rosselli Architects. Photograph © Edward Birch.
The Subiaco Oval Courtyard, by Luigi Rosselli Architects. Photograph © Edward Birch.
The Subiaco Oval Courtyard, by Luigi Rosselli Architects. Photograph © Edward Birch.
Bathroom. The Subiaco Oval Courtyard, by Luigi Rosselli Architects. Photograph © Edward Birch.
The Subiaco Oval Courtyard, by Luigi Rosselli Architects. Photograph © Edward Birch.
The Subiaco Oval Courtyard, by Luigi Rosselli Architects. Photograph © Edward Birch.
Sketch. The Subiaco Oval Courtyard, by Luigi Rosselli Architects.
Sketch. The Subiaco Oval Courtyard, by Luigi Rosselli Architects.
Ground floor plan. The Subiaco Oval Courtyard, by Luigi Rosselli Architects.
The Subiaco Oval Courtyard, by Luigi Rosselli Architects. Photograph © Edward Birch.
Luigi Rosselli Architects has designed a courtyard garden enclosed that is a magnet for all the rooms and activities of the house; and outdoor room immediately adopted by the family. The Subiaco neighbourhood have also enthusiastically adopted the new house as the small scale of the pitched rooves, reinvented verandah, and the criss-cross pattern of the recycled brickwork have all been respectful to the early 1900’sintact streetscape of Subiaco, which is one of the best preserved federation period suburbs of Perth.
The interiors reflect the constructive tension between the timeless pitched roof form, the tsraditional timber trusses, the small paned windows and the modern materials such as vertical sun louvres, curved glass, polished concrete and Scandinavian furniture.
The façade is animated by patterns in the recycled brickwork, pitched roof gables and the reinvention of a front verandah. The project was approved by Subiaco Council with an unusual public ovation, perhaps because of the relief that modern architecture could sit in an historically intact setting without upsetting it.
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Architects
Luigi Rosselli Architects. Design Architects.- Luigi Rosselli, Kristina Sahlestrom.
Project Architects
Kristina Sahlestrom, David Mitchell.
Collaborators
Structural Engineer.- PG Airey & Associates Pty Ltd T/A Airey Taylor Consulting. Heritage Consultants.- SIA Architects Pty Ltd Ltd. Joiner.- Centurion Cabinets, Perth. Landscape Architect.- William Dangar. Lighting Supply.- Tangent Lights. Tiles.- Bisanna Tiles Pty Ltd. Windows.- AWS Windows. Aluminium Wall Cladding.- MDI Industries.
Builder
Tony Hollingsworth of Omega Homes, Perth.
Location/Venue
Perth, Subiaco WA 6008, Australia.
Photography
Edward Birch.
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