The Forest House / Bloc Architects
The Forest House is an exploration into materiality, light and the integration of architecture into the landscape. Situated in an exclusive forest estate in Durban, South Africa, the forest house strives to frame the landscape with clean horizontal lines.
© Peter Oravecz
Architects: Bloc Architects
Location: Durban, South Africa
Lead Architect: David Nelson
Interior Architect: Bloc architects
Area: 400.0 m2
Project Year: 2017
Photographs: Peter Oravecz
Structural Engineer: Bischoff Ramphal
Contractor: Stefcon
© Peter Oravecz
Text description provided by the architects. The Forest House is an exploration into materiality, light and the integration of architecture into the landscape. Situated in an exclusive forest estate in Durban, South Africa, the forest house strives to frame the landscape with clean horizontal lines.
© Peter Oravecz
The home celebrates raw materials, which helps soften the transition between built form and the precious landscape that surrounds it. Â This raw materiality reinforces the honesty behind the architectural tectonics of its construction.
© Peter Oravecz
Through subtle manipulations of materials and forms we sought to alter perceptions. By chamfering brutal edges, we revealed concretes cool elegance. Concrete Frames are propped off steel columns converting heavy and cumbersome to light and agile.
...
© Peter Oravecz
Architects: Bloc Architects
Location: Durban, South Africa
Lead Architect: David Nelson
Interior Architect: Bloc architects
Area: 400.0 m2
Project Year: 2017
Photographs: Peter Oravecz
Structural Engineer: Bischoff Ramphal
Contractor: Stefcon
© Peter Oravecz
Text description provided by the architects. The Forest House is an exploration into materiality, light and the integration of architecture into the landscape. Situated in an exclusive forest estate in Durban, South Africa, the forest house strives to frame the landscape with clean horizontal lines.
© Peter Oravecz
The home celebrates raw materials, which helps soften the transition between built form and the precious landscape that surrounds it. Â This raw materiality reinforces the honesty behind the architectural tectonics of its construction.
© Peter Oravecz
Through subtle manipulations of materials and forms we sought to alter perceptions. By chamfering brutal edges, we revealed concretes cool elegance. Concrete Frames are propped off steel columns converting heavy and cumbersome to light and agile.
...
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