Woodland House II is a contemporary house located in Melbourne, Australia, designed in 2019 by Sgourakis Architects.

Description
Located just outside of Melbourne, Woodland House II is a study in scale and proportion, utilising access to natural light and internal volumes to amplify and counter the traditional home. An increasing challenge for residential architecture globally, smaller and more compact sites pose associated complexities with achieving and fulfilling the intricacies of contemporary briefs. In describing the studio?s approach and the overall big picture driving the project, Henry Sgourakis says, ?we wanted to create a home on a modest footprint and budget that also felt ?big? in detail and offering. It was a balancing act between budget constraints with design, while also still having some fun with the project. The solution was in designing and delivering a home that sits on a modest footprint yet feels spacious, by exploiting volume and light.? Through the interplay of the comprising part, and a clear injection of vibrancy through colour and material selection, there is a distinctiveness to the spaces. Henry adds, ?each building creates many opportunities to challenge yourself and create unique moments and details. Albeit relatively modest, we wanted to challenge the standard suburban townhouse and deliver resolved detail and design response at each moment.?
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