STAMP HOUSE
Charles Wright Architects
ARCHITECTS
Charles Wright Architects
ARCHITECT IN CHARGE
Charles Wright
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
Andrew Prowse
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
G&A Consultants Pty Ltd
QUANTITY SURVEYOR
Turner & Townsend
CONTRACTOR
PD Builders
ELECTRICAL & MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
MGF Consultants
CIVIL ENGINEERING
McPherson MacLean Wargon Chapman
HYDRAULICS
Gilboy Hydraulic Solutions
PROJECT TEAM
Charles Wright, Richard Blight, Justine Wright, Darcy Shapcott
PHOTOGRAPHS
Patrick Bingham Hall
YEAR
2013
LOCATION
Australia
CATEGORY
House
CWA were approached by the project client to deliver a carbon neutral (in operation) solution for an environmentally sensitive site off-grid on the edge of the FNQ beachfront rainforest.
The aim was not to simply produce an engineered outcome but produce a building which made the most of the sites natural amenity and re-introduced the surrounding native wetland environment.
The building is literally reflected by way of its siting over an engineered water ecosystem which was the result of lengthy liaison & collaboration with National Parks, Environmental Agencies, State and Local Government.
The design is formed in an innovative combination of in-situ and precast concrete. The concrete has been engineered & insulated incorporating a total solar panelled roof to provide for a constant cooler & more comfortable ambient temperature year-round.
The design utilises massive cantilevers to mitigate impact from potential flooding & king tide inundation associated with cyclonic activity. The project has been designed to be solid and to withstand intense cyclones.
ESD initiatives include: total 250,000 ltr water harvesting, recycling & reticulation, renewable solar energy generation with solar backup non-reliant on fossil fuel backup generation.
On-site Advanced Tertiary Sewerage treatment plant, grey water recycling & irrigation, Shaded & Insulated Thermal mass engineering, ‘green’ cooling & energy conservation controlled via building automation system (CBUS).
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