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Strong Arm House in Middle Park, Australia by MCK Architects

Project name:
Strong Arm House
Architecture firm:
MCK Architects
Location:
Middle Park, Australia
Photography:
Felix Mooneeram
Principal architect:
Mark Cashman
Design team:
Dominic Levene, Jacobo Smeke Levy, Greg Bachmayer, Judith Dechert, Rowena Marsh
Collaborators:
ITM Design (Hydraulic engineer)
Interior design:
K.P.D.O (Interior Decoration)
Built area:
750 m²
Site area:
636 m²
Design year:
2009
Completion year:
2020
Civil engineer:
Van der Meer Consulting
Structural engineer:
Van der Meer Consulting
Environmental & MEP:
Hampton Sustainability
Landscape:
The Spectrum Group
Lighting:
Supervision:
In2projects
Visualization:
MCK Architects
Tools used:
Vectorworks
Construction:
McKimm
Material:
Concrete, glass, wood, steel
Budget:
Client:
Private
Status:
Built
Typology:
Residential › House

MCK Architects: Strong Arm House is the bold response to a demanding brief to suit a busy family of seven who requested a flexible and practical home to suit their evolving needs. A modest bungalow is reconfigured and extended via a contemporary addition to create a sense of place for the young family.

Functionally providing space to eat, play and rest, a home to share years of moments with those closest in one’s life, and to have peace of mind or solitude when needed. Moving towards the rear of the existing home, one anticipates something greater through glimpses of dynamic interplay of punched light slots and sculptural floating forms creating dialogue with the existing dwelling.

The abstract projecting pool unites the living space with the garden. Simple planning combined with a robust material palette ensure continuity between the old and the new and form a backdrop to the colour of family life.


By Naser Nader Ibrahim

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