Pix Residence
Kaurna Country
The brief called for the addition of a new ‘living’ space for a young family to an existing cottage. Functional and rational, the addition is open yet inclusive - a singular communal space. Opening to the north, it pays homage to the sun, creating a light-filled, happy space.
Pix Residence
Kaurna Country
The brief called for the addition of a new ‘living’ space for a young family to an existing cottage. Functional and rational, the addition is open yet inclusive - a singular communal space. Opening to the north, it pays homage to the sun, creating a light-filled, happy space.
Builder: Brojed Construction
Engineer: Intrax Consulting Engineers
Photography: Jonathan VDK
The addition opens to the North and uses natural ventilation to cool from the South. The project aims to make the best of a small block, providing a space for each function that is just a touch more than enough.
The design and construction embrace a single envelop with heavy insulation, natural ventilation via heat-stacking and a combustion heater. These basic passive design principles have resulted in low reliance on air-conditioning and effective heating through winter.
The addition ties into the existing house via a central service core. The rear living space is pitched to the north, twisting the focus of the extension to the side instead of the rear of the block. This creates three distinct zones, the living space, an outdoor room and the pool and deck.
