Native studio Neil Structure has wrapped a courtyard house named Casa di Campo in Australia in a four-metre-high, rammed-earth wall.
Situated close to Melbourne within the metropolis of Werribee South, the home is surrounded by a big expanse of farmland that can be owned and labored by the consumer.
Tasked with making a “work and residential life steadiness”, between these two realms, Neil Structure designed the dwelling to current a tough, gray exterior to its environment, opening up internally round a central courtyard and a collection of small gardens.
“The temporary was to accommodate a greater work and residential life steadiness inside a rural setting, [and] the aspect of safety was vital in making a optimistic place of refuge amongst the agricultural actions,” stated the studio.
“The home acts as a haven amongst the house owners farmland, it supplies secure, gratifying areas for all inhabitants in an space which is comparatively take away from city exercise,” the studio continued.
A big courtyard with swimming pool sits on the northern finish of the location, divided into seasonal areas and wrapped by a verandah outlined by massive white timber columns.
To the west, a collection of visitor bedrooms and comfortable open out onto the verandah and are buffered from the house’s exterior wall by a hall with home windows that body views throughout the adjoining farm.
To the south, a big residing, eating and kitchen space alongside the principle bed room faces the courtyard by way of sliding glass doorways.
Three small gardens separate the southern a part of the house, working with the central courtyard to supply cross air flow all through the interiors in addition to a layering of views by way of the residing areas, gardens and farmland past.
“The central courtyard is damaged up into a number of smaller zones permitting use all through the seasons; a swimming pool for summer season actions, an enclosable out of doors kitchen and lounge space, shaded colonnade and a central garden space,” stated the follow.
On the outside, the solidity of the boundary wall is damaged by openings that permit entry into the house and storage, in addition to wood slatted areas that permit gentle into the gardens and skinny home windows.
Inside, the rammed earth of the outside has been left uncovered in sure areas, and was made utilizing recycled supplies with a central insulation layer.
This tough floor is contrasted with wood panelling, marble worktops and a tiled hearth in the lounge, chosen to create the sensation of a “sanctuary” for its residents.
Different latest tasks which have made use of rammed earth development embrace David Chipperfield Architects’ extension to the Nationwide Archaeological Museum in Athens, and a tennis venue in Los Cabos, Mexico by Taller Héctor Barroso.
