Kaolin Court Housing | Stolon Studio Ltd. + Baca Architects
Kaolin Court Housing
Kaolin Court, is small ?sociable? development of residential and live/work units, set around a shared courtyard garden. The client is a small private developer, specializing in unique projects. The brief was to redevelop the existing light industrial site with a private residential scheme that would appeal to families and professionals.
Photography by © Robert Barker
The solution is a development of 4 houses, 2 live/work duplexes, and 3 apartments, set around a generous communal garden. The accommodation follows the boundary to maximize the available shared amenity space. The 2m slope was excavated to facilitate 2 storey houses without impacting adjoining owners, and to remove the contaminated land.
Whilst the solution may appear to be design driven, it was developed within the strict budget and program set by the client. Therefore, design decisions were made with the view of adding value, not just cost, and Stolon worked to identify suppliers and sub-contractors that fit the budget. Photography by © Robert Barker
The sculptural forms were designed to maximize sunlight into the courtyard and minimize the effect on neighbors. The architectural angles are softened by the planting, reflecting pools, and the dappled light on the tiled facades. A 15º geometry was used throughout the development, in a plan to maintain outlook from neighbors and in section to maintain daylight/sunlight, as well as meet suit the minimum pitch for tiles and roof-lights. T...
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