FIGR Architecture & Design

Silhoutte Hytte House

Silhoutte Hytte House
© Tom Blachford

Silhoutte Hytte House 

FIGR Architecture & Design

BUILDER
Byde Constructions Pty Ltd

ENGINEERING
Meyer Consulting

LEAD ARCHITECTS
Michael Artemenko, Adi Atic

MANUFACTURERS
Big River Group, Csr, Colorbond, Dulux, Laminex, Viridian, Lithostone Quartz Surfaces, Nagoya Mosaic-tile, Royal Oak Floors, Radial Timbers, Tiento Tiles

STYLING
Ruth Welsby

PHOTOGRAPHS
Tom Blachford

AREA
110 M²

YEAR
2019

LOCATION
Elwood, Australia

CATEGORY
Houses

Text description provided by architect.

Nestled in the quiet streets of Elwood, Victoria Australia, ‘Silhouette Hytte’ House is located on a narrow 210m2 block.

Silhoutte Hytte House
© Tom Blachford
Silhoutte Hytte House
© Tom Blachford
Silhoutte Hytte House
© Tom Blachford

The site is 34.4m long by 6.1m wide and has an East facing backyard. Presented with a number of challenging constraints such as a heritage overlay, flood overlay and close proximity of neighboring trees, the project required a carefully considered design response to achieve the clients ambitious brief.

The approach to the design was developed through the repurposing of the leftover silhouette of the existing house in order to create a formal response which carries traditional values but is translated into a contemporary response.

The shape of the silhouette is stretched, distorted and repurposed to not only create the external building form but also to facilitate the programmatic arrangement within the building interior.

Silhoutte Hytte House
© Tom Blachford
Silhoutte Hytte House
© Tom Blachford

The fold in the rear elevation negotiates the close proximity of the neighboring tree canopy which creates a dynamic experience to the rear facade with the building changing appearance and proportion from different vantage points.

The use of black standing seam metal cladding provides a strong contrast to the existing weatherboard house further highlighting the evolution from old to new.

Silhoutte Hytte House
© Tom Blachford
Silhoutte Hytte House
© Tom Blachford
Silhoutte Hytte House
© Tom Blachford

The re-shaping of the silhouette internally through false perspectives is expressed by the external ship lapped timber cladding carrying through into the interior spaces arranged within the diagonal lines which further extend to create the timber deck externally.

Through manipulation of the silhouette and the play on false perspectives the design sets out to create the experience of deep voluminous spaces within a small building footprint.


Silhoutte Hytte House
© Tom Blachford
Silhoutte Hytte House
© Tom Blachford
Silhoutte Hytte House
© Tom Blachford
Silhoutte Hytte House
© Tom Blachford
Silhoutte Hytte House
© Tom Blachford
Silhoutte Hytte House
© Tom Blachford
Silhoutte Hytte House
Silhoutte Hytte House
© Tom Blachford
Silhoutte Hytte House
© Tom Blachford
Silhoutte Hytte House
© Tom Blachford
Silhoutte Hytte House
© Tom Blachford
Silhoutte Hytte House
© Tom Blachford


Silhoutte Hytte House
© Tom Blachford
Silhoutte Hytte House
© Tom Blachford
Silhoutte Hytte House
© Tom Blachford
Silhoutte Hytte House
© Tom Blachford


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Ground floor plan
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Roof plan


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Site plan
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Sections


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Elevations
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Elevations

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