An Impactful Family Home - Extruded House

Yearning to design a home for a growing young family of five, there is a sense of uninterrupted transition as you move through zones. Steve reflects on this intentional ease of movement, “is purposed to draw towards the expectation of something much grander.” An almost opening-up of the bones of the original, the rear façade sees full-height glazing, filling in the extruded form, amplifying light exposure within the space. Rendered of off-form concrete, steel, glass and warm timbers, the form as Steve says, “offers a calm contrast to its historical embellishments.” Expanding further he also adds, “a strong dialogue was created between the two forms, by virtue of their sharing of a shape, but their materiality serves to remind us of their respective moment in time.” The new concrete shells also house a timber clad wall which represents the line of the old home, and where the old and new meet, highlight glazing is incorporated as a nod to the transition. 

The Extruded House, as outlined by Steve “is now a generous volume that sits atop a modest footprint, yet without burdening the site or the context, and where emphasis was placed on its ability to make a bold statement.”  Through a stripped back and simplified approach to planning, design and materiality, the result has immense impact. MCK Architecture and Interiors have successfully taken the traditional residential vernacular, and through the modest act of taking the silhouette of the built form and extruding it, have conceived a beautiful and impactful family home. Challenging the expected, and being courageous in their approach, in the end, it is the act of simplicity that won.