Northcote Home | Modscape

Northcote / Australia / 2013

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Modscape architects planned this family home in Northcote, Victoria based on images of buildings and finishes that the clients collected on Pinterest. Five modules over two floors covering 212 sqm allow for optimised passive design and continuity of indoor and outdoor spaces. In this instance, the ground floor is centralised around the kitchen and dining room which not only drives the subsequent zoning of the interior floor plan, but also ensures that there is a continual sequence of social areas between the indoor and outdoor spaces. Upstairs, a similar application involves the positioning of an internal courtyard, between the master bedroom and en suite which is screened off by a spotted gum trellis and allows the areas to breathe. Unlike any other home in the street, there is no front fence to the property, which when combined with the setbacks required for planning, allows for a significant amount of space to be retained in the front of the yard. The treatment of the front façade involves a combination of spotted gum cladding on the first floor and ALUCOBOND® cladding on the second, creating the illusion that the upper level is intersecting a timber fence. In this way, the external form acts like a barrier, giving space back to the landscape so that the front yard becomes the ‘street’ for the children to play in.


 


Architects: Modscape, Brooklyn (VIC) | Australia
Construction: Riveted | Screwed
Year of Construction: 2013
Product: ALUCOBOND® solid colours Anthracite Grey

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    Modscape architects planned this family home in Northcote, Victoria based on images of buildings and finishes that the clients collected on Pinterest. Five modules over two floors covering 212 sqm allow for optimised passive design and continuity of indoor and outdoor spaces. In this instance, the ground floor is centralised around the kitchen and dining room which not only drives the subsequent zoning of the interior floor plan, but also ensures that there is a continual sequence of social...

    Project details
    • Year 2013
    • Status Completed works
    • Type Single-family residence
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