Mexican Swiss Chalet / Perversi-Brooks Architects

Daniel Tapia — Wed, 08 Nov 2017 17:00:00 +0000

A Mexican-Swiss Chalet in the Aussie Bush (The owner's brief) Wow! But shit...what to do...? The client; a Swiss (French-speaking) ex-chef, ex-toy museum owner, collector of all things amazing and bizarre, turned artist, now heavily inspired by Mexican color, pattern, and imagery. The existing house was a dark, somewhat drab mud-brick owner-built number from the late 1970s, chock-a-block full of an extensive collection of objects, toys, and artworks. The house sits in an established garden just outside the township of Malmsbury. The site is zoned a 'Rural Living Zone', and is subject to a number of overlays: Environmental Significance Overlay, Erosion Management Overlay, and a Heritage Overlay. The property is also within a bushfire prone area.

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Mexican Swiss Chalet / Perversi-Brooks Architects