You could have invoked the shearer’s shed with
zinc-coated cladding?
Charcoal was the most recessive and we wanted it
to blend into the site to feature the trees and bush
setting. It’s really trying to be a well-mannered
building and remain confident in its design. There’s
also a contextual reference. The other important
quality about the building is that it was conceived
as a verandah space, or a tree-house so it is about
being perched up there.
High Distinction
It’s more than just a simple black box, you’ve
woven and frayed the envelope along key edges
that produces a fascinator-like screen along the
northern elevation.
It’s a good analogy that is very apparent from within
where you can see out but you can’t see in quite as
well. That screening and glazing really support one
another. The solar performance of the glazing and
veiled mesh clearly support the other. The northwest corner with the folded veil, seen from the main
approach, really cops the greatest summer heat. It
also has amazing views over Bendigo and so that’s
why there is so much glass. As you’ve said, we
didn’t want the obvious big picture window but we
do have it in a way that’s not naked, but veiled.