Toowong Renovation Dvalarheimili by Dion Seminara is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award í bronsi in Arkitektúr, bygginga- og mannvirkjahönnun Competition Category.
BronsArkitektúr· 2021
Toowong Renovation Dvalarheimili
Client: Dion Seminara Architecture
A' Design Award í bronsi Winner in Arkitektúr Category
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About Toowong Renovation Dvalarheimili
Þessi Toowong endurnýjun hófst með það meginmarkmið að gera sem mest út úr hallandi blokk. Þaðan voru dregnar fram í dagsljósið hönnunarhugmyndir og tækifæri fyrir heimilið sem áður hefðu ekki verið hægt á íbúðarhúsnæði. Notkun sveigðra og náttúrulegra forma var til staðar í miðlægri hönnun, sem mýkir síðan harða yfirborðið og utanhússbygginguna til að skapa flæði. Allt þetta skapaði flæði frá inni til utandyra á heimilinu og minnkaði áskoranir sem heimilið stóð frammi fyrir, þar á meðal hita, takmarkað loftflæði og náttúrulegt ljós.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award í bronsi
Toowong Renovation Dvalarheimili vann A' Design Award í bronsi, mjög virta viðurkenningu sem veitt er framúrskarandi hönnunarverkum sem einkennast af sköpunargáfu, hugvitssemi og skarpskyggni. Sigurvegarar í bronsi eru ríkulega leiknir og áberandi skapandi gripir sem staðfesta víðtæka reynslu, ímyndunarafl og útsjónarsemi hönnuða sinna. Þess er vænst að Toowong Renovation Dvalarheimili sé mjög metinn, dáður og elskaður hlutur sem er einstaklega fagmannlegur og nýstárlegur. Þetta hönnunarverk sem vann A' Design Award í bronsi felur í sér bestu starfsvenjur í list, vísindum, hönnun og tækni og er framúrskarandi fyrir athygli sína á smáatriðum. Toowong Renovation Dvalarheimili fullnægir þörfum á dásamlegan hátt, snertir langanir, heillar tilfinningar og vekur forvitni.
Behind the Design
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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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