A House for Hermes is the outcome of a collaboration between the architect and a client working as an artist and landscape architect. Sited on the northwest edge of Philip Island, the project involved the conversion of a heritage-listed chicory kiln into a couple?s residence. The design was conceived as part of an ongoing exploration of what might constitute ?home? or ?place? in a world where prevailing conditions are of speed, dynamism and change. This conceptual framing extended from an earlier art installation undertaken by the client that was exhibited at Tarrawarra Museum of Art in 2007.

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Architects: Andrew Simpson Architects

Location: Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia
Project Team: Andrew Simpson, Charles Anderson Emma Parkinson

Builder: NHJ Constructions

Area: 99.0 sqm

Project Year: 2013

Photographs: Peter Bennetts

© Peter Bennetts

A House for Hermes is the outcome of a collaboration between the architect and a client working as an artist and landscape architect. Sited on the northwest edge of Philip Island, the project involved the conversion of a heritage-listed chicory kiln into a couple?s residence. The design was conceived as part of an ongoing exploration of what might constitute ?home? or ?place? in a world where prevailing conditions are of speed, dy...