我们看到你了。 联合大厦隐藏在众目睽睽之下。邻居们说：”我们都能看到你”，因为Union溢出了它的原始外墙。这不是一个安静的、不起眼的建筑，蜷缩在后院里。这是一个直接将一个时代置于另一个时代之上的干预。原有住宅的荷兰式屋檐是其东边邻居的完全复制。从那里，相似性突然结束。Union是一个全新的房子，它保留、恢复并纳入了心爱的原始别墅外墙，尽管没有遗产覆盖或理事会的要求。记忆是重要的，遗产可以有很多乐趣。拆除建筑和抹去历史太容易了。Union House是一个充满记忆的地方，是他们一家人生活了多年的家。虽然它是一个古朴的小屋，有一个可爱的外墙，但没有规定要保留或保护它。不管怎么说，业主和我们都想保留这个房子以前的生活的一部分。
We see you. Union House is hiding in plain sight. “We can all see you” the neighbourhood says, as Union spills over its original facade. This is not a quiet and unassuming building, cowering in the back yard. This is an intervention that directly layers one epoch on top of another. The Dutch gable of the original home is an identical copy of its eastern neighbour. From there the similarity abruptly ends. Union is an entirely new house, which has retained, restored and incorporated the beloved original cottage facade, despite no heritage overlays or council requirement. Memory is important and heritage can be lots of fun. Demolishing a building and erasing history is far too easy. Union House is a place of memory, a home the family had lived in for years. Whilst it was a quaint cottage with a lovely facade, there was no stipulation to keep or protect it. Regardless, both the owners and ourselves wanted to retain a piece of the home’s former life.
什么？位于墨尔本的布朗斯维克，Union是一个有趣的多层新家，位于一个狭窄的5.5米宽的街区。一对夫妇带着三个精力充沛的十几岁的男孩，要求有一个坚固的家庭住宅，他们可以 “永远 “住在里面。Union是一个有4个卧室、3个卫生间的家庭住宅，有一个书房、一个地下室的娱乐室、一个屋顶平台和一个车棚。然而，这只是故事的开始。Union是一个例子，人们实际上是住在彼此的上面，并使其成为房子的乐趣的一部分，而不是一个问题。这座房子以有趣和动态的方式与居住者接触。尽管房子很窄，而且是堆叠的，但由于空间被设计成各种不同的、有时令人惊讶的配置，所以从来没有感到拥挤。利用高度、滑动墙、空隙和开口，房间的体积变得模糊、流动和灵活。在这里，细胞和走廊的标准房屋布局被颠覆了。这里有分层和坡道，隐蔽的斜坡，隐蔽的台阶，以及分割开来的书柜墙。
The What. Located in Brunswick, Melbourne, Union is a playful, multi-level new home, sited on a narrow 5.5 metre wide block. A couple with three energetic teenage boys asked for a robust family home they could live in ‘forever’. Union is a 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom family house with a study, a basement rumpus room, a roof deck and a carport. However, that’s just the beginning of the story. Union is an example of people literally living on top of each other, and making that part of the joy of the house, rather than a problem. The house engages with the occupants in fun and dynamic ways. Despite being narrow and stacked, the home never feels cramped as spaces are designed to merge into others in various and sometimes surprising configurations. Using height, sliding walls, voids, and openings, the volume of the rooms is blurred, fluid, and flexible. Here, the standard house layout of cells and corridors has been subverted. There are split levels and ramps, hidden slopes, concealed steps, and bookcase walls that split apart.
颠覆性和趣味性。 前面的入口处有粗糙的砖块–原来房子的所有遗迹，在新的交叉层压木材（CLT）墙后面滑动。一条坡道经过书房和客卧/阅读室，通向中央的穿孔黑钢楼梯，该楼梯在CLT体量中穿过四层，上升到房子的高度。虽然CLT作为一种结构性材料打算被掩盖起来，但它在整个建筑中都被暴露出来，包括墙壁、地板、楼梯、天花板和门，使室内的环境变得统一。
Subversive and fun. Rough brickwork at the front entry – all that remains of the original house, slides behind the new Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) walls. A ramp leads past the study and guest bedroom/reading retreat, to a central perforated black steel staircase that cuts through four levels within a CLT volume that rises the height of the house. Though intended to be covered up as a structural material, the CLT is exposed throughout, including walls, floors, stairs, ceilings, and doors, unifying the interior.
开放式的起居室/餐厅/厨房充满了秘密和惊喜，包括为家里的两只暹罗猫开辟的外部逃生通道。橱柜门是由Equitone制成的，这种材料通常用作外部覆层。它与苍白的CLT木材和内部的山茶花粉色形成鲜明的对比。玻璃地板让阳光直接照射到下面的地下室，其中一块打开，让大胆的人通过一个陡峭的 “滑梯 “直接进入。楼上的男孩浴室充满了玻璃纤维铸成的蓝色 “卡通 “景观–包括淋浴、浴缸、台阶和炉灶。
An open plan living /dining/kitchen is filled with secrets and surprises, including an outside escape route for the family’s two Siamese cats. Cupboard doors are constructed from Equitone, a material generally used as an external cladding. It contrasts with the pale CLT timber and shock of camellia pink inside. Glass floor panels allow sunlight to stream directly into the basement rumpus below, one opens to allow the daring direct entry via a steep ‘slide.’ The boys’ bathroom upstairs is filled with a moulded fibreglass blue ‘cartoonish’ landscape – incorporating shower, bath, steps and hob.
一条备用路线。 在与客户的交谈中，产生了大量耐人寻味和富有想象力的想法，包括通过房子的备用路线这一有趣的概念。在Union的中心是一个黑色的钢制蜿蜒楼梯，有部分穿孔的踏板。这是一种在各层之间移动的美丽方式，然而，客户想要一个备用计划。一个可以从地下室一直到屋顶的方法，而不需要走标准路线。一个斜坡，一个玻璃活门，一系列的攀爬支架和网，使这个精力充沛的家庭能够爬上墙壁，而不需要与楼梯发生互动。这是一种完全非传统的穿越住宅的方式，也是分散好动男孩注意力的绝佳方式。虽然充满了各种想法，但Union是一个连贯而实用的家庭住宅，包含并直接回应了这个独特的客户。
An alternate route. A plethora of intriguing and imaginative ideas arose in a client conversation, including the playful notion of an alternate route through the house. In the centre of Union is a black steel winding staircase, with part perforated treads. It is a beautiful way to move between levels, however, the clients wanted a backup plan. A way to get from the basement all the way to the roof without needing to take the standard route. A ramp, a glazed trap door, a series of climbing holds and nets enable this energetic family to clamber up walls without ever interacting with the stair. A thoroughly unconventional way to move through a home, and a wonderful way to distract active boys. Though filled with ideas Union is a coherent and practical family home that encompasses and responds directly to this unique client.
可持续性。 Union是一个垂直的房子，有堆叠的空间和空隙，通过使用裸露的交叉层压木材（CLT）墙面和天花板来实现统一。碳封存的CLT被用来减少现场的时间，最大限度地减少贸易和建筑过程中的累积分层。CLT在性能和环境可持续性方面提供了许多好处。它来自于可持续管理的森林，并按照精确的尺寸制造，导致极少的浪费和更简单的施工。作为一种产品，它不仅耐用，而且可以完全回收。一个水箱被埋在后院，卧室上方的绿色屋顶提高了热性能，混凝土板在地面上增加了热质量。在后部，一个隐蔽的可伸缩遮阳篷提供了遮阳，而外部的再生砖铺设、基座和围栏则是对该地历史的一种点头。以前有一个高大的、令人压抑的前围栏，现在有一个混凝土长椅，为行人和邻居提供了一个休息的地方。
Sustainability. Union is a vertical house, with stacked spaces and voids, unified through the use of exposed Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) walls and ceilings. Carbon sequestering CLT was used to reduce time on site, minimise trades and accumulated layering within the building process. CLT offers a multitude of benefits in terms of performance and environmental sustainability. It comes from sustainably managed forests and is manufactured to exact measurements leading to very little waste and simpler construction. As a product is it not only durable but also entirely recyclable. A water tank is buried the backyard, a green roof above the bedrooms improves thermal performance and a concrete slab adds thermal mass at ground level. At the rear, a concealed retractable awning provides shade, while external recycled brick paving, plinth and fences are a nod to the site’s history. Where once there was a high, oppressive front fence there is now a concrete bench, providing a resting spot for pedestrians and neighbours.
Architects: Austin Maynard Architects
Area: 285 m²
Year: 2020
Photographs: Derek Swalwell
Manufacturers: EQUITONE, Kingspan Insulated Panels, Sika, Hafele, Knauf, Lysaght, Viridian, APLO, Disegno Casa, Fielders
Landscape: Bush Projects
Builder: CBD Contracting
Green Roof: FytoGreen
Design Team:Andrew Maynard, Mark Austin, Natalie Miles
Engineer:Vistek
Building Surveyor:Steve Watson & Partners
City:Brunswick
Country:Australia