Drew House by Simon Laws
Australian designer Simon Laws of Anthill Constructions has designed the Drew House, located on the Queensland coast of Australia.
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Description from Simon Laws:
This holiday house aims to create a kind of luxury campsite amongst mature Bloodwoods and Cabbage Palms near the ocean at, Seventeen Seventy, a town just south of Gladstone and the most northerly surf break on the east Australian coast.
Living and sleeping pods along with a bath house were built in Brisbane, close to construction services and transported the 500km to site fully completed. The prefabricated parabolic roofed structure and decks were erected onsite and connect the various pods through a large central outdoor living and dining area. Aramax roof sheeting free spans the two identical, but reversed, hardwood self-braced trusses.
Natural oiled timbers and other low-finished materials create a neutral environment that along with the dynamic indoor/outdoor spaces, allow the maximum enjoyment of the wonderful bushland setting and mild sub-tropical climate. Rainwater tanks, solar hot water and electrical panels and a passive energy efficient design make the house largely self sufficient.
Visit Simon Laws’ website – here.
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tylermckenzie on 29 Jan 2012 at 1:19 pm #
Love the round window detail. I’d be curious to know if there’s a lot of insects in Queensland?
Graham Roebeck on 29 Jan 2012 at 7:24 pm #
Now that is inspiring, practical, abstract and wonderfully detailed ‘bush’ architecture. More like a scale model of a winery. Wow.
Amoeslolo on 29 Jan 2012 at 7:51 pm #
Here you can see that round shapes fit more in a forest and in a natural surroundings. And combined with square shapes make it a playful effect. Contradictory and therefore more interesting to watch. The colors and materials blend nicely with the surroundings.
Fortunately, that there is still safety and selfdetermination how you deal with energy in certain parts of the world.
Peter Sakkis on 29 Jan 2012 at 8:58 pm #
Wow Indeed! Camping at its classiest.
Rudy on 29 Jan 2012 at 9:12 pm #
Didn’t know the ISS was already discarded and fell down to earth.
Hunt on 29 Jan 2012 at 10:19 pm #
FANTASTIC!
kane on 30 Jan 2012 at 3:40 am #
there are more bugs in Queensland than the rest of the world!
stevo on 30 Jan 2012 at 4:48 am #
love the nude shot in the shower 2nd last pic
Peter van der Veer on 30 Jan 2012 at 5:41 am #
It’s wonderful to see this genre of OZ architecture showcased to the rest of the world.
While the photographs suggest non-existent tropical twilight and our harsh Australian daylight, the architecture and intellect are being under-sold due to vital details lost in the shadows.
Some multiple flash exposures that skim the exciting textures will maintain the dramatic lighting contrast but will also reveal many subtle elements as a bas-relief appearance while also clearly delineating forms employed here.
Works like this have the potential to completely change attitudes to architecture, but limiting the information will limit that potential.
Terry Hyland on 30 Jan 2012 at 5:47 am #
Why make things simple when you can make them complicated, still amazing though!
Scott Sowers on 30 Jan 2012 at 8:13 am #
Love the industrial look of the exterior – like the house was made from bits of drainage pipes. Plus, I’ve always wanted a “sleeping pod” – who doesn’t? The fact that it’s near net zero makes the whole design more appealing.
Christina SAntos on 30 Jan 2012 at 7:42 pm #
I Want one of this
B2Modern on 03 Feb 2012 at 1:28 pm #
This looks like a modern version of Bilbo Baggins’ from the Hobbit
Peggy G on 05 Feb 2012 at 4:17 am #
I love it.
Perfect combination with industrial materials and nature.