CONCEPT DESIGN

I believe func on defines form and restric ons create opportuni es. The brief outlines a 3 bed, 2 bath home that addresses accessibility needs through a sus-tainable lens incorpora ng James Hardie products where possible.

I began by inves ga ng the 120m2 footprint in Fremantle and read the Fremantle Special Control Area Provisions for Small Infill Development. This further in-formed my design although the southern walls of the design can be moved to address the 4m2 setback. I spoke with the council regarding the size of the foot-print versus the size of building and as a consequence have developed a compact solu on comprising of approximately 70m2 ground floor and 50m2 first floor. Currently the total floor area is 116m and an addi onal 1-2m have been gained through the substan al European style window boxes.

All the relevant R-code requirements have been considered in this design. Build-ing height, size, privacy, open space, permeability of driveways (etc) will be for-mally addressed in the event that the concept design is accepted.

JH Compressed FC sheet:

Subfloor and Feature stair

JH HardieDeck:

Drying area / Entertaining

JH Mineral Insula on

JH Ceramic Tile Underlay

JH EasyLap Panel:

Roof facade

JH Thermal Break

(Including but not limited to)

The ini al concept was to make the tree accessible from every aspect of the building. Site con-sidera ons lead to it being propped on slits rather than dis-turbing the root network any more than necessary.

Ini al orienta on was to open the entertaining area to the north . This lead to set back and privacy issue along with crea ng a sub-stan al heat gain from the West.

Sheering 50m from the Ground Floor plan and crea ng a first floor lead to further adapta ons to re-main accessible.

A final manipula on of the angle of the house kept the north facing entertaining area while pro-tec ng it from the harsh West. Further changes were made to draw the south west breeze through the home.

The Final placement allows for site access from the exis ng driveway or from the East if required. The neighbourhood friendly enter-taining area doubles the size of the home and extends privacy of the living spaces from the street.

Water tanks are placed at the low-est point on the block collec ng from the permeable deck and roof spaces

Solar Plan

Prevailing winds

The JHome.

Walking down the hill from the North eastern cor-ner of the site you can see the JHome set back be-yond the sha ered fence, perched on the edge of an expansive deck. Set at angle just west of North and hug-ging behind the eight meter high Plantanus Tree, half of the building hides, while the other presents a slightly L-shaped double storey home with warm orange walls, bold charred black lines and a pale eucalypt skirt and skillion roof that lazily taper away from sight.

A modern Façade that protects and hides the building’s compact simple form and disguises the oversized European windows of the upper floor bedrooms. The roof reaches west and waterfalls into a louvered wall that dives behind the parking spaces hid-den under the ground floor living areas.

Set upon columns the insulated truss flooring system is surrounded by light weight walls that are either rendered or clad with Scyon boards and provide contrast to the pale Hardiedeck that addresses the north. As the site slips away from the terraced decks, Limestone boulders and cascading rockery succulents.

Vehicles approach the site from the lower North Western corner of the block and park in the carport that has been formed un-der the deck and ground floor living areas. From here the two 20,000L watertanks can seen on the lowest point of the block – along with a space to store a future solar ba ery. A straight stairway adjacent to the car space presents the sheltered main entry to the home. An alternate ramp winds from the opposing car bay and tracks the southern boundary to arrive at the laun-dry door to the rear of the building.

The level entry disguises a recessed door grate diver ng sand and water from the threshold and opens to present a three bed-room, two bathroom home with a flexible layout that caters to the present downsized needs of the new owners, while allowing minor future renova ons to achieve a Pla num Level accessibility ra ng.

Insight Energy Modelling assessment

est $4.99/m2/yr to run.

JH HardieFlex sheet

JH Newport Weatherboard:

External cladding at

25o angle

JH Secura Internal Flooring:

Subfloor

JH Weather Wrap JH Boundary Wall system

JH HardieGroove lining:

Internal wall finish

Concept sketch -

Concept Draft Render - South West CornerConcept Draft Render - North East Corner

Concept Draft Render - North West Corner

JHome

Internal draft render - Kitchen Dining Outlook

Internal draft render - Bedroom 2 Outlook

Internal draft render - Bedroom 1 Outlook

Internal draft render - Bedroom 3 Outlook