Estructura ventilada en el final de un camino, cruzando un arroyo de la zona rural australiana, se la observa menos como una casa y más como una pieza de ferrocarril, cortada de las viejas vías ferreas, recubierta a ambos lados con piezas de metal reciclado. Aún así y extrañamente, parece integrarse al medio ambiente, al entorno natural, más como una ruina moderna que una casa intrusiva con el lugar.
Building in a perfect location is a bit of a paradox: how do you construct something new without interrupting the existing environment and disturbing the natural processes on an architectural site with a winding river, rocky banks and lovely red gum trees all around.
Set in the wilds of the Outback, this home by architect Max Pritchard (photos by Sam Noonan) sits like a slice of metal bridgework on a rigid truss frame that provides incredible structural stability with extremely thin and minimalist supports.
This use of a heavy material also embodies (and resolves) a curious contraction – taking a heavy product of industry and making it feel light and organic, at least The aesthetics of its elemental framework are carried through in both color and consistency through the window frames and trim of the house, and the metalwork is echoed in corrugated metal exterior siding and adjustable steel sun shades. Long and narrow on the site, the bridge form also serves to take maximum advantage of indirect northern and direct southern sunlight for both passive heat and natural illumination.