design
mag |
69
The brickwork supports 600 mm steel beams
and purlins.Their repetition, enhanced by
shadow play, enhances the internal texture
and adds to the sense of lightness. Highlight
windows along the northern (side)
boundary allow diffused light to penetrate
without compromising privacy.
“This is a building that is very much about
texture and repetition,” says Tony Chenchow.
“We achieved that by using brick.”The
Horbury Hunt jurors agreed with this, one
commenting that “brick contributes to the
sense of innocent, modest, direct
modernism,” while another rhapsodised that
there is “a heavenly bliss feel about the
house.”
(Clockwise from top left)
A private entry courtyard
leads from the street level.
To the rear the living area
and a large terrace
overlook the pool which
is separated from the
house. Face brickwork
continues throughout the
house.The pool sits in a
plinth constructed in the
same off-white bricks as
the house.
Photography:
John Gollings, Katherine Lu
