Name: Marika-Alderton House
Architect: Glenn Murcutt
Location: Yirrkala Community, NT, Australia
The Marika-Alderton house exemplifies the dwelling in its simplest form. Designed for an Aboriginal couple, the construction has a strong environmental focus and is ingeniously designed to adapt to the hot, tropical climate of the Northern Territory (The Marika-Alderton House, March 17, 2010). A strong emphasis is placed on the capturing of available breezes and the expulsion of hot air from within the structure (Glenn Murcutt, March 13, 2010).
Glenn Murcutt's ideal of "touch the earth lightly" is evident in every facet of the design. The frame of the structure is built using lightweight steel beams which elevate the primary building platform off the ground (Glenn Murcutt, March 13 2010). This effectively instills a sense of levitation, blurring the connection between the house and the ground itself.
The following two volumetric representations of the Marika-Alderton house show the absence of glass windows and the alternative use of tallow-wood shutters to allow for the penetration of breezes.
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