Our site is on the edge of the Kakadu national Park in the Northern Territory, so we had to design for tropical conditions, remote access, local traditions, sustainability and self sufficiency. Also, special consideration needs to be taken with the design to be consistent with the theme of the semester, that being minima.
After much research on tropical architecture the major points of consideration are,
1. Environmental conditions, large rainfall, high temperatures and humidity during the wet season and high temperature and no rain during the dry. Considerable chance of extreme weather from tropical storms
2. Reduced available construction materials, either from environment factors or availability or practicality.
3. A large body of work that inspiration could be taken from, not just from Northern Australia, but PNG, Indonesia, Malaysia and a number of other SE Asian nations. Both from tried and true construction to more contemporary techniques and materials.
Traditional Malayasian and Indonesian housingAfter much research on tropical architecture the major points of consideration are,
1. Environmental conditions, large rainfall, high temperatures and humidity during the wet season and high temperature and no rain during the dry. Considerable chance of extreme weather from tropical storms
2. Reduced available construction materials, either from environment factors or availability or practicality.
3. A large body of work that inspiration could be taken from, not just from Northern Australia, but PNG, Indonesia, Malaysia and a number of other SE Asian nations. Both from tried and true construction to more contemporary techniques and materials.
Marika-Alderton House, Yirrakala, East Arnhem Land. Photos Glenn Murcutt.
Other inspirations for the project included the raised platform design of the Farnsworth House by Mies van der Rohe. Not nessesarily
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