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Glassbook House, Tempe, Australia - Sibling Architecture

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Glassbook House

“Intended as the forever home for a retiring academic of English literature, Glassbook House by Sibling Architecture is as much a home for its many paper-bound residents as it is for its owner.

Glassbook House sees the transformation of an existing cottage, following the familiar story of the removal of an ill-fitting extension and the creation of a two-story extension to the rear. Set on a steeply sloping block, the addition to the rear allows for a better utilization of the site, dropping to allow for a living area on the sunken floor in order to better connect to its rear courtyard. Sibling Architecture has brought together the functional elements of the brief and cleverly injected a rationality of form to create a voluminous and connected home that addresses its site and adds admirable amenity for its owner.

As the home of an academic in the field of English literature, the new works were intended to imbue a sense of permanence and sanctuary. Focused around the practice of reading, the library is the crucial point of the home. Set within the rear extension and bathed in natural light from the encasing glass block wall, this additional space allows for the creation of a connected kitchen and dining space and kitchen above. The original cottage meets the rear at a halfway point, and at this half level transition point a metal and mesh stair connects both upward and downward, with minimally interrupted sight lines to the rear due to the fine material choice.”

- Bronwyn Marshall

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Stable House / Sibling Architecture

Completed in 2021 in Sydney, Australia. Images by Katherine Lu. Stable House is the first of a two-stage project for a family compound in the inner-city neighbourhood of Forest Lodge. The master plan for both...

“ Stable House embodies several passive sustainable design principles. The most visible being the native planted screen wrapping the western and northern facades of the building. The trellis acts as a natural shading device for the house, whilst also enhancing the native bush landscape into the private domain. Large double glazed openings and a shaded courtyard allow for cross ventilation throughout the house, supplemented only by ceiling fans for additional cooling. The existing brick wall structure is maximised and adapted as a new enclosure for the new home. Bricks that were demolished from the internal stalls of the stables have been reused in landscaping. A 5000 litre water tank is buried beneath the garden, capturing rainwater for reuse in the house and landscape. This tank also provides on site detention to minimise runoff impacts to the adjacent reserve”

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Sibling Architecture designed Upside Down House in Abbotsford, NSW -- via ArchDaily