从原产于该地的Banksia Integrifolia中汲取灵感，该房屋对澳大利亚东海岸的生活挑战做出了回应。Banksia House是一座坚固的、以环境和经济为重点的建筑，通过加强与 “地方 “的联系，强调了管理的重要性。

Drawing inspiration from the Banksia Integrifolia native to the site, the house responds to the challenges of living against the East coast of Australia. A robust, yet environmentally and economically focussed building, Banksia House emphasises the importance of custodianship through a heightened connection to ‘place’.

最初的草图现场绘制了该街区现有的树木。我们立即被本地的Banksia Integrifolia和它承受最恶劣的海岸条件的能力所吸引。它能在贫瘠的沙质土壤中茁壮成长，能抵御丛林火灾，并能应对顽固的腐蚀性风向。这成为房子的一个美丽的隐喻，也是应对场地挑战的一个框架。因此，这为建筑方案、材料甚至是细节设计提供了依据，从而形成了一个有意识的、反应迅速的建筑。

The initial sketch on-site mapped the existing trees on the block. Immediately we were intrigued by the native Banksia Integrifolia and its ability to withstand the harshest of coastal conditions. It thrives in poor quality and sandy soil types, can withstand bushfire and is capable of coping with insistent corrosive winds. This became a beautiful metaphor for the house and a framework from which to respond to the challenges of the site. Accordingly, this informed the building program, materiality and even detailing, resulting in a conscious and responsive building.

建筑形式是由对该地原生的生态系统–包括人类和非人类–的反应所驱动。因此，建筑的边缘条件被精心构思和细化为对更广泛背景的奉献。高水平的玻璃增强了与不断变化的天气模式、时间和动植物的直接联系。

The built form is driven by a response to ecological systems – both human and non-human – native to the site. Consequently, the edge conditions of the building were carefully conceived and detailed as offerings to a broader context. High-level glazing heightens the connection to ever-changing weather patterns, time and the immediacy of flora and fauna.

诸如裸露的细木工板、烧焦的木材包层、混凝土和玻璃等材料被用来为建筑创造一个无腐蚀的表皮，并减少对有毒油漆的需求和客户的持续维护。裸露的砌块被用来形成房屋的结构脊柱，但对建筑的热舒适性也至关重要。大型砖石叶片支撑着结构，同时引导和缓冲盛行的海岸风。对深屋檐的计算给予了细致的关注（设计时采用了太阳路径模型），以便在夏季为砌块和玻璃遮阳，而在较冷的季节，砌块和内部区域则暴露在早晨的阳光下。块状结构和地面上的板块所提供的热质量可以调节全天的温度。

Materials such as exposed blockwork, charred timber cladding, concrete and glazing were used to create a non-corrosive skin to the building and reducing the need for toxic paint finishes and continual upkeep by the client. The exposed blockwork was used to form the structural spine of the house but is also vital to the thermal comfort of the building. Large masonry blades brace the structure whilst simultaneously directing and buffering prevailing coastal breezes. Careful attention was given to the calculation of the deep eaves (which were designed with sun path modelling) to shade the blockwork and glazing in the summer months, whilst in the cooler seasons, the blockwork and internal areas are exposed to the morning sun. The thermal massing provided by the blockwork and slab on the ground regulating the temperature throughout the day.

每个房间都至少有2个相对的窗户–这些孔隙的可操作外墙允许交叉流动的通风，可由居住者手动调节。带有防虫网的木条隐私屏障使住宅一天24小时都能 “呼吸”，并加强了与沿海地区声音的联系。

Each room was planned with, at minimum, 2 windows at opposite adjacencies – Operable facades at these apertures allow for cross-flow ventilation which can be regulated manually by the occupants. Timber batten privacy screening with insect mesh allows for the home to ‘breathe’ 24 hours a day as well as heightening a connection to the sounds of the coastal location.

在许多方面，该建筑是客户的慷慨和精神的美妙反映。该建筑没有用硬边占据整个街区，而是模糊了公共和私人领域之间的界限。硬质的景观边缘和围栏被刻意挡在街道之外，作为对邻居的献礼–特别是去街对面的海滩通道的家庭–我们认为这是当地的关键文化中心。邻居们不必在去海滩的路上挤过坚硬的表面，而是可以舒适地在草坪上漫步，在无花果、杜鹃花和银杏的树冠下，房子就精心地建在其中。

In many ways, the building is a wonderful reflection of the generosity and spirit of the clients. Rather than occupy the entire block with hard edges, the building blurs the line between public and private realms. The hard landscaping edges and fencing are deliberately held back from the street as an offering to neighbours – in particular, families making their way to the beach access across the street – which we felt was the key cultural centrepiece of the locale. Rather than squeezing past hard surfaces on your way to the beach, neighbours can comfortably wander across the lawn, under the canopy of the Fig, Tuckeroos and Banksias which the house was carefully built amongst.

Architects: Aphora Architecture
Area: 320 m²
Year: 2020
Photographs: Andy Macpherson
Manufacturers: Abey, Eco Outdoor, Eco Timber, Fisher & Paykel, Caribou, Fibonnaci, MARZ, South Drawn
Lead Architect: Andrew Forsyth
Landscape Contractor: RESERVE Landscapes
Builder: JMG Build
Landscape Architect: LARC
structural Engineer: Westera
Architects:Aphora Architecture
Cabinets:Nailed It Cabinets
City:Casuarina
Country:Australia