Sean Godsell Architects

Glenburn House

Glenburn House
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GLENBURN HOUSE

Sean Godsell

ARCHITECTS
Sean Godsell

AREA
270.0 m2

YEAR
2007

LOCATION
Glenburn, Australia

CATEGORY
Houses

Glenburn House
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Glenburn House
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Glenburn House
© Sean Godsell

Text description provided by architect.

Glenburn is approximately 1.5 hours drive north east of Melbourne in the rolling foothills of the Yarra Valley.

Glenburn House
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Glenburn House
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Glenburn House
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The site is 20ha of re-invigorated farmland with a national forest abutting the north boundary.

The house is located at the top of a hill and enjoys panoramic views of quintessentially Australian landscape.

It is partially embedded into the hilltop as a means of protecting the occupants from the prevailing weather and buffering the west side of the building from extreme heat in summer.

Glenburn House
© Sean Godsell
Glenburn House
Glenburn House
© Sean Godsell

Our clients are committed to environmentally sustainable design and the building skin which is an identifiable part of our work includes solar collectors for power and hot water.

Other elements such as double glazing, rainwater harvesting and digital power management make this apparently simple house a sophisticated device for passive environmental management.

The plan extends our research into the notion of ‘abstract verandah' to include a barcode motif in the plan.

Glenburn House
© Sean Godsell
Glenburn House
© Sean Godsell

A series of discrete spaces, organised in a way to suit the client's particular requirements, results in a coded arrangement that is unique to them - a tectonic thumbprint for living.

Glenburn House
© Sean Godsell
Glenburn House
© Sean Godsell


Glenburn House
© Sean Godsell
Glenburn House
© Sean Godsell


Glenburn House
© Sean Godsell
Glenburn House
© Sean Godsell
Glenburn House
© Sean Godsell
Glenburn House
© Sean Godsell
Glenburn House
© Sean Godsell
Glenburn House
© Sean Godsell


Glenburn House

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