4Camp David

ResearchAustralian Domestic and Institutional Architecture

Harry Seidler, Rose Seidler House, 1950

Maximum interior spatial experience on a hollowed out square.

Strong geometical composition.

Transparency.

Incorporation of in-line plan where linear arrangement proved economical.

Homage to art in prominent entry locations.(Influences by Oscar Niemeyer).

‘House of Tomorrow’ for the Modern Home Exhibition 1949.

Working to find solutions to a difficult site.

Unglazed window openings.

Ramp to a cantilevered master bedroom.

Demonstration of the principles of functional planning.

Simplicity in design.

Each solid plan of window a different strong colour.

Light construction for the masses expecially for a post-war era.

Idea of mass production.

Robin Boyd, ‘House of Tomorrow’, 1949

Combined roof, wall and structure.

16 panoramic ‘views’ of the city of Canberra through the arches as a sort of gallery.

Reinforced concrete frame and shell of dome. Clad with an interlocking copper panels externally.

Grounds’ design philosophy of planning and structural integrity.

Simplicity of the geometrical shape.

Symbol of a modern Canberra and association of a post-war Australian scientific community.

Roy Grounds, The Shine Dome (Becker House), 1959

Location

Bathurst Library and Regional Art Gallery

Camp David

Art Gallery

Summit Room

Private Space

Private Office