This is an interesting house built by Glenn Murcutt. It is the similar condition with Kakadu 's hot, humid tropical climate. In consideration for ventilation needs in the tropical climate, the house is built without glass, but with 8 millimetre openings in the more closed building elements. In addition to this, the degree of openness can be regulated in most of the facade elements by hydraulic jacks, so the house has an extremely “open” construction.
The house rests on low columns and is covered by an uninsulated, roof with broad eaves. Fresh air can also be brought admitted via movable ventilation vents in the roof ridge. The space under the cabinets along the facades is open, yet closed by wire screening, so that all four facades can also be opened to various degrees. The built-in beds are raised enough above the terrain that a person standing outside the house cannot see them. Even the morning sun is prevented from peeping into the beds by large, plywood “blinkers” mounted perpendicular to the facade.
The house is oriented according to compass, and the eaves are precisely broad enough to prevent the facades from being subject to direct solar heating both in winter and summer. The message here is clearly understood, by using “natural” means and solutions the house is able to ventilate itself, providing the architect has offered these possibilities and the proper orientation.
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