Smart Home
By Green Sheep Collective
This design included adding an open plan living, dining and kitchen to an existing heritage home in Seddon. It seeks to make smart, effective use of very tight spaces.
A mezzanine over the pantry and study nook utilises the volume created by the cathedral ceiling, while large openable skylights increase the perception of light and space, and double as 'thermal chimneys' to assist natural ventilation processes in summer.
Storage is integrated into built-in dining seating, while the study can easily be closed off by operating a large sliding door. The mezzanine stair is also integrated into this space, where it can slide in and out of a bookshelf.
Brick planter boxes are located directly outside windows to bring the garden closer to the house, and allow for a herb garden directly outside the kitchen window.
Awards:
Highly Commended Award - 2017 Sustainability Awards: Alterations + Additions
The Collective:
Green Sheep Collective with Studio Kophi (designers)
Constructing Spaces (builder)
Filter ESD (energy rating and sustainability advice)
Emma Cross (photographer)
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Environmentally conscious, ethical, and community minded, Green Sheep Collective is a carbon neutral architecture firm in Melbourne that brings sustainable design expertise, flexibility, and fun to the design and construction of your building.
Respect for people and the environment are at the forefront of our approach to architecture. We deliver excellence in the field of sustainable design, and show leadership in producing buildings that have minimal impact upon the earth, contribute positively to their context, and enrich the lives of their inhabitants.
Working hard to get to know our clients and their aspirations, we listen to how they intend to inhabit their building, and use our design process as an open dialogue - together we get to the heart of and resolve complex requirements to create highly functional, beautiful and positive spaces.