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Toowong Renovation Wohnhaus by Dion Seminara

Toowong Renovation Wohnhaus by Dion Seminara is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award in Bronze in Architektur-, Gebäude- und Bauwerksdesign Competition Category.


BronzeArchitektur· 2021

Toowong Renovation Wohnhaus

by Dion Seminara

Client: Dion Seminara Architecture

A' Design Award in Bronze Winner in Architektur Category

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The Design

About Toowong Renovation Wohnhaus

Diese Toowong-Renovierung begann mit dem Hauptziel, das Beste aus einem geneigten Block herauszuholen. Von dort aus wurden Gestaltungsideen und Möglichkeiten für das Eigenheim ans Licht gebracht, die zuvor auf einem flachen Grundstück nicht möglich gewesen wären. Im zentralen Design wurden geschwungene und natürliche Formen verwendet, die dann die Hartlandschaftsoberfläche und die Außenstruktur weicher machen, um einen Fluss zu erzeugen. All dies führte zu einer Strömung vom Innen- zum Außenbereich des Hauses und verringerte die Herausforderungen, mit denen das Haus konfrontiert war, darunter Hitze, eingeschränkte Luftzirkulation und natürliches Licht.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Bronze

Toowong Renovation Wohnhaus ist Gewinner des A' Design Award in Bronze, einer hochprestigeträchtigen Anerkennung für herausragende Designs, die sich durch Kreativität, Einfallsreichtum und Scharfsinn auszeichnen. Bronze-Gewinner sind reichlich geschickte und auffallend kreative Artefakte, die die große Erfahrung, Fantasie und Findigkeit ihrer Designer belegen. Von Toowong Renovation Wohnhaus wird erwartet, dass es ein hochgeschätztes, bewundertes und geliebtes Objekt ist, das bemerkenswert professionell und innovativ ist. Dieses mit dem A' Design Award in Bronze prämierte Design verkörpert bewährte Verfahren in Kunst, Wissenschaft, Design und Technologie und ist hervorragend in seiner Liebe zum Detail. Toowong Renovation Wohnhaus befriedigt Bedürfnisse auf großartige Weise, berührt Wünsche, bezaubert Gefühle und spricht die Neugier an.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
This home renovation's concept was to make the most out of the sloping block of which the house was situated on, this created new design ideas and opportunities for the home which would not be possible on a flat property. This included the use of curved, rounded and natural forms can soften the hardscape surface and outdoor structure to create a seamless flow from the home into the landscape which reduced challenges the home faced including heat, restricted airflow and natural light.
Dimensions & Packaging
The rainforest pond is an Aquascape Ecosystem pond that is low-maintenance self-sustained based with the natural balance of circulation, filtration, plants, fish, rocks and gravel. The pond itself is in an organic shape approximately 9m x 9.7m and 600mm deep. The top of the waterfall feature will form part of the biological filtration system utilising a biofalls 2500 filtration system to be run 24/7.
Tags
Renovation, Residential Home, Residential House, Home Renovation,
Production Technology
The client likes their existing recycled silky oak kitchen and they also want to create a lot of garden to enjoy during their retirement years. We have incorporated a number of landscaping elements including green roofs, rainforest pond and veggie pavilion into the design. We decided to use plain off-form concrete, natural sandstone cladding and large recycled timber beams to highlight the landscape elements. We also added in a lot of motorised high-level windows and shutters to allow ventilation but limiting western sun.
Design Challenge
The entire covered external space from the pool area to the courtyard rainforest pond is the feature of this home. The floating landscape concrete stairs over the rainforest pond hanging off the green roof above as well as the organic form of the landscaping elements was definitely a challenge in detail design. Also, the selection of materials on the different element that needs to be complementary without competing with each other.
Inspiration
The inspiration for this project was to future proof the home for the clients. It's important that the clients receive and understand the design for their home is personalised and tailored for their lifestyle wants and needs. Including age, location, interests, they all lead towards this final design.
Project Duration
The project started in November 2018 and finished in Feburary 2020 in Brisbane.
Team Members
Dion Seminara: Principal Architect
Wai Lam (Albe) Pang: Project Lead

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