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[...] Hervey Bay Farmhouse / Owen and Vokes Vast and open natural landscapes do not provide the conditions suitable to enduring human habitation. The infinite scale of such a landscape, without limit or border, is also immeasurable to the human body and therefore generally discomforting. When placed in a vast and open landscape, there is a human predilection (read more…) [...]

By: Amanda

Amanda — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:53:36 +0000

There are many projects of Owen and Vokes that I do have appreciation for. This is not one of my preferred however I do need to point out a detail. What happened with the slab level and the way those sliding doors sit? O & V seam very good at detailing but I don’t know what happened there. Also it makes it worse that the edge of that slab is also exposed. Maybe it wouldn’t stand out so much if you had a black edge.

By: Nick

Nick — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:54:43 +0000

“Poetically somewhat likened to…”? Barry McKenzie lives! Staid, grim, lacking expression, institutional. A good landscape architect required.

By: Troy Lemieur

Troy Lemieur — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:10:03 +0000

If I had been the architect:

Annoying architectural literature:

“All of the neighboring houses were built in brick and we didn’t want our clients to unnecessarily oppose the established trend.”

Interesting architectural literature:

“All the neighboring houses were built in brick, so the decision was made to unnecessarily f*** the established trend.”

See? All you really need to do is get rid of the “we did this” and “we wanted that” wording, and it’s 200% better.

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:46:14 +0000

crematorium?

By: rek

rek — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:51:15 +0000

agree with mookie wilson

By: jw

jw — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:36:27 +0000

in the text it describes this vast land… i would love to see a shot of the actual site as well. and maybe a shot of that daybed? it looks a bit peculiar when shown in plan view, but i’m sure it is a beautiful retreat in itself.

my only complaint— is that it seems a bit dark?? i know it was the client’s request to create a sense of enclosure and privacy, but to reduce the amount of windows and create all these solid planes… not too sure. all in all– this is still a beautiful project.

By: tropicalismo360

tropicalismo360 — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:16:24 +0000

@Mookie Wilson … as to the ‘words’ – something is wrong with what they teach us in architecture school
Otherwise a great site – sloping and a perfect ‘field of view’ shape. However I would love to see what the view actually is.

By: Mookie Wilson

Mookie Wilson — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:05:56 +0000

Nice house, bad words.

By: Jim Strapko

Jim Strapko — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:44:02 +0000

Viewing a modern Australian Farmhouse: http://bit.ly/dIDEn – unlike Minnesota farmhouses

By: Architecture Topic

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By: Ipek Akman

Ipek Akman — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:27:00 +0000

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