North Perth House, Western Australia
Nic Brunsdon Perth House, Pre-cast Concrete Building, Western Australia Home, Property Photos
North Perth House by Nic Brunsdon
28 Aug 2020
Pre-cast Concrete Perth House
Location: North Perth, Western Australia
Design:Â Architect Nic Brunsdon
Photos by Ben Hosking
North Perth House by Nic Brunsdon
The North Perth House is an urban-infill project in inner-city Perth. Located on a small block, the design responds by providing a variety of spaces, determined by a simple structural arrangement.
Efficiencies of construction and economies of trade were key considerations in managing a tight budget and a difficult site with restricted access.
Concrete pre-cast panels are deployed to be both the finishing material and the building structure. By using this commercial construction system as the main conceptual organising principle, the project was able to gain significant budget and time savings, while maintaining legible design integrity and innovation in housing type.
There are only two panel types in the project; one for the ground floor running east-west parallel to the street, and one for the first floor running north-south pointing to the city. The four panels on the ground floor support the four on the first floor and interlock like a lattice, staying secured by gravity with some lateral bracing.
On the ground floor, these panels demarcate layers of privacy from the street front back towards the rear of the property, each signifying a threshold leading deeper into the pri...
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