VISION 50 — BLACK ART
What if any other issues arose with such a formidable
glazing program?
The framing systems were probably the biggest
challenge. We could get the glass size – that was
fine – but the challenge was sliding door panels
and systems that would meet the engineering
requirements and guarantees.
What does this house say about the direction of
your architecture?
Architecture involves a lot of trust from the client, and
it’s hard to win that trust until you’ve built up a body of
quality work. With the completion of every great project,
we hope to enable more trust in our vision.
Do you need to be in locked step with your clients’
ambitions?
You do. It could easily be seen that we’re just designing
to get better work and it doesn’t really matter what the
client’s seeing. But for me, the best outcome is when the
clients really love the place you’ve created. I think
hopefully that will help promote our business as well.
A happy client should be the best form of advertising.
PROJECT
Ross, Northcote, Victoria
ARCHITECT
Ola Studio
BUILDER
Wade Lovich and Sacha Allen
ENGINEER
Tim Gibney and Associates
WINDOW SUPPLIER/INSTALLER
Creative Windows
GLASS SUPPLIER
Viridian
PRINCIPAL GLAZING
Viridian EnergyTech™ Clear
& ScalaTexture™ Satinlite