Figue 3: "St Lucia House" (Gollings, J)
ARCHITECT: Elizabeth Watson Brown Architect
LOCATION: Hiron Street St Lucia, Qld
What sets the St. Lucia House apart from most is its minimalistic design, a small-lot house, with a subtropical focus (N.A. (2006). The house has a zero emissions design, containing no artificial heating or cooling (Tsukamoto. 2009). Factors such as the light materials used as well as the large open windows allow the building to heat and cool naturally during the day.
A HOUSE IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL FILTER
The St. Lucia House was intended to be in sync with the environment, designed around 3 existing trees the façade of the building contains a long wall height window which merges the boundary between the outside and the inside (Tsukamoto. 2009). This innovative design also provides 50% of the ventilation needed for the house. (Skinner 2004)
A HOUSE IS A CONTAINER OF HUMAN ACTIVITIES
The house is designed for free flowing air and therefore the living room is designed as one large room which connects to the kitchen as well with only a few island counters to separate these rooms. Due to this interesting play on semi-independent and well-connected spaces, the St. Lucia House allows a very flexible lifestyle (Skinner 2004). Upstairs there is a private office which unlike the downstairs area is hidden and private (Tsukamoto 2009). All the utilities are divided into even zones alternating from structure and cladding, service and served zones. The flow of movement has been thought through, from the arrival to the exploration through the house, there is always focus on an immersive visual experience (Skinner 2004).
A HOUSE IS A DELIGHTFUL EXPERIENCE
The St. Lucia House like other houses focus much on views, designed around three existing trees on the site, the house features them with large windows along the façade of the house. The house has a simple open designed, with the living area as the centre of the house. The building orientation and form allow each primary room a northern orientation. As well as capturing cool summer breezes (Skinner 2004). The natural colours and finishes combined with the simple and ecofriendly design add to the unique design which is the St. Lucia House. The St. Lucia house is designed for outdoor living; this is evident in the design of the open areas of the house as they all interrelate easily (Skinner 2004).
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