* layers * circulation * merging *

Ground Floor Level

First Floor Level

Section

section through fascia (extended skin))

section through living room

section through bedroom + staircase2

section through bedroom + staircase1

section through courtyard

section through slit after the courtyard

The house located in Vitoria, Australia is designed by Sean Godsill. This house was built keeping in mind the weather, hence the use of multi layer system. It blends with the surrounding due to the material used, from a very coarse unfinished material to subtle use of glass. Hence selection of materials is not only for visual aesthetics but also for its functionality forming a protective mesh around the house. He used the human body as a metaphor for designing this house. The structural system of the house and the skin over it acts as exoskeleton whereas the circulation and space with different functions characterizes the endoskeleton. The three primary spaces living room, bedroom and the library are very different in its nature due to the volumes and the quality of light filtering in each of these rooms.

existing volume terrain

volume: subtracted to fit in existing

mass inside a mass: addition of bedroom

insertion of volume in existing volume:

addition of other volumes: carport

library in the terrain

volume: living room+courtyard

YEAR2010

PENINSULA HOUSE : EXTENSION

JGAURAVhunjhunwala N.M.I.M.S - B.S.S.A ‘12

Contact No.: +91 9920459529 Email id : gaurav.jhunjhunwala89@gmail.com5, Saket Building, Paranjpe (A) Scheme, Road No. 2, Vile Parle (East), Mumbai - 400057.

* light quality * material * volume *

MASS INTO THE GROUND MAKES IT MASS INTO THE GROUND MAKES IT

circulation around the mass

corridor as a gallery displaying light and shadow

interiors getting unfolded while walking through the verandah

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main volume within buffers which blend with each other

fluidity of space

interplay of light

separate circulation for public and private spaces

blending of exteriors and interiors

different experience gained while walking through the corridor

inviting structure

circulation and connection to the exterior

timber slats allowing light to enter

Axonometric Viewexteriors merging with the interior.screen and verandah acting as buffer spaces.circulationthree primary spaces.

Main entrance from carport through staircasePrivate entrance for the bedroom from the living room further to the carport via a courtyardTo the library from living room.

Positioning and light quality of three primary spaces.

bedroom

living room

library

YEAR2010

PENINSULA HOUSE : EXTENSION

JGAURAVhunjhunwala N.M.I.M.S - B.S.S.A ‘12

Contact No.: +91 9920459529 Email id : gaurav.jhunjhunwala89@gmail.com5, Saket Building, Paranjpe (A) Scheme, Road No. 2, Vile Parle (East), Mumbai - 400057.

* terrain * texture & material * nature *

RENDERED VIEWS

PLAN AT : ROOF LEVEL FIRST LEVEL GROUND LEVEL

The Insertion:

Guesthouse: The terrain & nature play an extremely important role in my extension to the Peninsula House. The intention was to make it look as if no extension has been added as you approach the house, using the terrain & levels to conceal the addition. Texture & materials play a large role in this (i.e: grass on roofs/concrete textures/etc) This happens on both sides of the extension although glimpses of architecture become more obvious as you move around the site. You can access the outside spaces using existing circulation paths while the rooms create a clear connection to the outside. Form is of secondary impact but developed using fluid elements and simple natural strokes.

The existing structure uses a porous membrane of wooden slats to help define the relationship of site/context to user/client. It allows several different readings: 1) connection to nature via materials/views/light 2) adaptability & flexibility using the open able system of wooden panels which can alter the relationship between interior/exterior.

EXTENSION

YEAR2010

PENINSULA HOUSE : EXTENSION

JGAURAVhunjhunwala N.M.I.M.S - B.S.S.A ‘12

Contact No.: +91 9920459529 Email id : gaurav.jhunjhunwala89@gmail.com5, Saket Building, Paranjpe (A) Scheme, Road No. 2, Vile Parle (East), Mumbai - 400057.