Remuera House
While this glass house references Mies van der Rohe’s work, the assumption that this is a mimetic glass box is subtly overturned with each and every section of the cladding system sliding - allowing for endless possibilities for spatial interaction with the outdoors and cross ventilation.
The house’s steel exo-skeleton provides structural independence from the role of weatherproofing. Internally, walls and cabinetry are treated as ‘components’ that subdivide the greater space. The steel structure balances over an off-form concrete socle - effectively a dam across the river valley with a spillway formed under part of the house, utilising the otherwise uninhabitable overland flow path. The steel was prefinished and assembled on site. Flashings are integral parts of the structure with the whole frame being an assemblage of standardised elements. Interior spaces are multipurpose and adjustable: with private spaces separated from others with full-height moveable storage partitions.
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