Whitford Estate
Site : 50,000m2 site
Building Footprint : 650m2
The proposal for the Whitford Estate is a segmentation and fracture of traditional compositions of form and space. The methodology of design was to take an elongated horizontal bulk and displace each sector of the house to introduce voids and variations in volume, mass and light.
The result of this displacement generates a unique relationship between architecture and its landscape via numerous semi-enclosed pocket courtyards. Each area of the house has a space of transition via these pockets which separate it from the next, introducing progressive levels of formality and conversion
Two large floors to ceiling voids give the main living and library of the house a note of the grand, with large glazing panels and a circular skylight above, the minimalistic geometry highlights these spaces by elevating it one step above whilst the extensions in the frame extend and distort the focus out towards the views, fields and valleys beyond
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X Studio is a creative, young architecture firm founded in 2016 by Owen Xing. Our team consists of architectural designers with extensive building experience throughout many years in the industry across New Zealand, China and Europe.
We specialise in residential architecture with projects ranging from private lifestyle house to high density subdivisions.
The studio is always working in close collaboration with planners, builders, engineers and many other consultants within the field to deliver successful design solutions that are client-focused and make a lasting contribution to the built environment of tomorrow.
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