Houses Australia – August 2019

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accommodatedinanopposingspine.Inplaces,thefolding

lineofenclosurepullsthestructurefarenoughawayfrom

thehighnorthernwalltoletinsunlightwithoutsacrificing

amenity.It’sa cleverpieceofplanning.Upstairs,oneof

severalbedroomsskewsacrosstheplan,takingtheprivate

spaceawayfromtheneighbouringapartmentssoasto

reduceissuesofoverlooking.

TinaandWill,anarchitecturalgenerationapart,

haveaneasyunderstandingofoneanother’sstrengths.

Tinaconfessestobeingmoreorthogonalinherthinkingand

saysthatWill’sangularshiftsgoagainsthernaturalinstincts,

but,beyondthatfirstimpulse,theycreateexcitement.Will,

a generationyounger,hashoneda cleardesignsignature

duringyearsofrunninghisownpractice,butsayshe

sometimesfeelsconstrainedbyhisarchitecturalthinking

comparedtothatofTina,whosedesignapproachis

moreunfettered.

“Ilikea cleardiagramanda clearvision,”saysWill.

“Ialwaysgobacktotheoriginalprincipleandsometimesthat

makesmeundercookthings.Tinalooksatthedetail;she’s

goodatputtingherselfintheclients’shoes.”Clearly,there’s

a balance,anda lotoftrustbetweenthetwo,thatworks.

AtRooftopPavilion(2014),atopa heritage

apartmentbuilding,creasesinthearchitecturetranspose

emphaticallyfromtheplantothesection.Thehome’sroof

• folding,origami-like– ishardworkinginitsinteractions
  withthehighlyurban,inner-Sydneysetting,droppingto
  provideprivacyandenclosurebeforerisinguptoanopen
  sky.TheBritishclienthadn’tbeeninculcatedwiththemore
  standardSydneydesiretoopeneverythinguptothevista.
  Thisallowedthedesignerstoinsteadframeconsidered
  views,andtocreatea greatervarietyofindoor and outdoor
  spaces under the canopy of the roof.

In CO-AP,thepair

sawan opportunity

tostart afreshand

toworkin adifferent

way–more quietly

andagainstthe

idea ofarchitecture

as a brand.

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