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AO.30 Kennett River House

AO.30 Kennett River House
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AO.30 KENNETT RIVER HOUSE

MGAO

ARCHITECTS
Mgao

ENGINEER
Simon Anderson Consultants

BUILDER
Great Ocean Road Construction

MANUFACTURERS
Artek, Thonet

LEAD ARCHITECT
Matt Goodman

INTERIOR DESIGNER
Mgao

DEVELOPER
Rodney Martin & Associates

PHOTOGRAPHS
Dan Preston

AREA
125 m²

YEAR
2022

LOCATION
Kennett River, Australia

CATEGORY
Houses

AO.30 Kennett River House
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AO.30 Kennett River House
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This project is located in Kennett River, a small coastal town situated along the Great Ocean Road in Victoria.

AO.30 Kennett River House
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AO.30 Kennett River House
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The site itself is a thin plot of land, located high up on the hillside ridge.

The unique site provides three key views, the first being a view downhill back toward the Kennett River township, the second view over the neighboring dwelling toward ocean views of Bass Straight, and the third a distance view of the Great Ocean Road, heading toward Wye River.

AO.30 Kennett River House
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AO.30 Kennett River House
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These three views provided the basis for the design.

The project brief was for a small holiday house, one far removed from any notion of domesticity.

AO.30 Kennett River House
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AO.30 Kennett River House
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AO.30 Kennett River House
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The proposed three-story design provides a series of stacked rooms, each with a key function eg. bathing, sleeping, eating, and living.

Each of these rooms specifically frames one of the key views mentioned above, allowing each function to be characterized by a particular aspect.

AO.30 Kennett River House
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AO.30 Kennett River House
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AO.30 Kennett River House
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This approach was proposed as a way of ensuring that the internal experience of the house would be as ever-changing as the natural landscape that surrounds it.


AO.30 Kennett River House
© Dan Preston
AO.30 Kennett River House
© Dan Preston
AO.30 Kennett River House
© Dan Preston
AO.30 Kennett River House
© Dan Preston
AO.30 Kennett River House
© Dan Preston
AO.30 Kennett River House
© Dan Preston
AO.30 Kennett River House
© Dan Preston
AO.30 Kennett River House
© Dan Preston
AO.30 Kennett River House
© Dan Preston


AO.30 Kennett River House
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AO.30 Kennett River House
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