Turning Point

The point of arrival reveals a stepped floating deck that provides a disciplined edge to the more playful, organic roofline. The house is framed by a row of steel ribs that emphasises the COLORBOND® steel skin that enfolds and provides the dynamic edge. The house admirably satisfies the dual instincts of cave and tree. Steel and glass provide the skin, bone and muscle for this house.

The crossover of architecture from numbers to poetry can seem indivisible. Much like identifying the in-between colours of a rainbow. Sometimes the seams dissolve into a mist of molecules impossible to separate. Ripping architecture inevitably fascinates by virtue of its interdisciplinary links.

Turning Point

BlueScope SteelTop shelf projects such as the Wheatsheaf residence near Kyneton, 100 kilometres northwest of Melbourne, create their own songlines. Jesse Judd's black cloaked beauty is a model of bushcraft.

Summary
Architect Jesse Judd
Engineering Company Perret Simpson
City Melbourne
Country Australia
Region Oceania
Climatic Condition Temperate
Housing Type Single family
Key information
Number of storeys 1
Living area (m2) 170 m2
New-build home yes
Location of steel solutions
External wall yes
Floor yes
Foundation yes
Light steel sections yes
Roof yes
Water systems yes
Window yes
Types of steel used in the building
Long carbon steel yes
Metallic coated flat carbon steel yes
Organic coated flat carbon steel yes

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