Three Houses by Em Farrelly

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Three Houses by Em Farrelly

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Part of Architecture In Detail series

Summary

Glenn Murcutt is admired for creating an identifiably Australian idiom in domestic architecture. His numerous buildings are characterized by a sensitivity to their surroundings, and a primitive simplicity that is reminiscent of Japanese architecture. This book looks at three of his buildings.

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Three Houses by Em Farrelly

Murcutt's houses bring together the minimalist Miesian pavilion with the primitive hut to produce a new, striking and peculiarly Australian synthesis. The three houses covered in this volume chart the development of his unique style. The Marie Short House, with its shed-like appearance, inaugurated the architect's primitive treatment of form. Despite its tough exterior, the timber-lined interior of the building is a masterpiece of delicacy and warmth. The Ball-Eastaway House, designed for two artists as a dual gallery and dwelling place, takes the primitive aesthetic further and is constructed entirely from corrugated iron. The definition of the interior spaces in this building invites comparison with Mies van der Rohe's famous Barcelona Pavilion. Magney House with its expressive wave-shaped metal roof marks a new level of confidence and maturity. All three houses demonstrate an alliance between refinement and primitiveness that is characteristic of Murcutt's work.

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ISBN 13 9780714828756
ISBN 10 0714828750
Title Three Houses
Author Em Farrelly
Series Architecture In Detail
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Phaidon Press Ltd
Year published 1993-10-14
Number of pages 60
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.