VISION 39 — HOUSE-MASTER
Architecture needn’t power dress
to create a lasting impression.
The butterfly effect of the
sublime can be just as effective.
And delicate doesn’t mean bland
as Victorian architect David Seeley
demonstrates. Alert material usage
is key to his designs that magnify
and amplify their sweep and
environmental delights.
A
rchitecture as star-burst, or slow reveal,
produce works of wonder – think of Gehry’s stellar
Guggenheim at Bilbao and Lindsay and Kerry Clare’s
GoMA (Gallery of Modern Art) overlooking the Brisbane
River. Both are huge wins for entirely different reasons.
Each radically different in design approach, but both
beautifully habitable sculptures and artworks in
their own right.
Architects might aspire to shape city skylines, but
the real opportunity is suburbia and beyond where
the profession has its grass roots.
The Surf Coast based David Seeley doesn’t let his
opportunities slip, employing all of the sensory qualities
of sight, sound, smell and touch. Residential design
can excite or calm, which is why such ambition
should be applauded.