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The Village House in Upper North Shore
Contemporary Architecture Development in New South Wales ? design by Luigi Rosselli Pty Ltd
31 Jan 2019
The Village House
Architects: Luigi Rosselli Pty Ltd
Location: Upper North Shore, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Earth Wind and Fire – The Village House
Earth is one of the oldest construction materials known to man; it can be fired, as with bricks and tiles, or used in its raw state as with adobe or rammed earth. Earth is a malleable material; in the Bible it is claimed that God formed mankind in ?his? own image from earth and water. Earth is a soft material that can become strong and weight bearing, while maintaining a breathable skin.
Multiple roof gables of different heights and pitches extend out of the historical part of the house, containing the new main living and kitchen wing on the ground floor and the childrens? bedrooms on the first floor, which all have small mezzanines built into the roof form.

A modern flat roofed verandah connects the ground floor rooms with a shaded and breezy outdoor terrace that provides a gentle transition between the interior spaces and the sprawling garden.

photo © Justin Alexander
With ?The Village House?, rammed earth provides the catalyst to bring together history, nature, malleability and softness around a graceful Federation era bungalow, adorned with a handsome veranda.

Luke Mahony of Earth ...