Extruded House by MCK Architecture + Interiors
Extruded House is a modern concrete house located in Sydney, Australia, designed in 2018 by MCK Architecture + Interiors.
Description
They say a person?s home is their castle. An incomparable place of safety, comfort and privacy. A place to share years of moments with those closest in one?s life, and to have peace of mind or solitude when needed. Functionally a home provides space to eat, play and rest. The Extruded House is such a home to a young family of five, whose lives have been dominated by significant health challenges of one of their sons.
The Extruded House was a modest project from the outset, yet with a bold conclusion. It is reminder that in modesty and hiding behind humble facades, there can be triumph. Reward follows those prepared to make the effort, and to believe in turning the next corner, to seek the unknown. To push on and overcome the times that compress our mindsets. The solid bones of a federation-esq home have been retained and improved to provide a logical flow of circulation through the private parts of the home. Here spaces are provided to allow family members to find the quiet, or the solitude needed at the end of a busy day. Moving towards the rear of the ex- isting home however, one is drawn towards the expectation of something much grander. The back fence and borrowed landscape provides an ambigu- ous back-drop to the interior, as one enters a full width, double height living zone, formed by the simple extrusion of t...
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