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Architects: Crosshatch
- Area: 220 m²
- Year: 2019
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Photographs:Jaime Diaz-Berrio
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Manufacturers: AutoDesk, Austral Bricks
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Lead Architects: Jaime Diaz-Berrio and Mark Allan
Harmonising with surrounds. With a narrow 8m frontage, Crosshatch sought to understand, borrow, weave and tie together this new kid on the block with the language of its neighbours, whilst delivering a contemporary, considered and striking home.The core opportunity for a reinterpreted form was presented by a converted slipper factory directly opposite. By mirroring the sawtooth roof, the function of this classic mid-century warehouse roofline was repurposed and reinterpreted, in a folding slab and roof that allowed scale and light penetration deep within the home. The striking and intriguing form that resulted, opened up opportunities internally to fold the requirements of the programme through the ground and first floors.
