New South Wales
Music-Room is located in the Toxteth Conservation Area in Glebe on Gadigal Land. The home is sited next to the “Sze Yup Temple” where burning of ink printed pray papers creates an unpleasant and unhealthy air quality. The project sits at the intersection of; fitting into this conservation zone; managing the air quality of its neighbour; managing acoustics of music production; being adaptable to be a multigenerational household; a place to “age-in-place”; and also be robust towards future climate scenarios. A large part of the solution to this is targeting “Enerphit Certification” which is the adaptive re-use and renovation methodology of the “Passive House Standard.
The project is innovative in testing the boundaries of cross laminated timber and has demonstrated that adaptive re-use and high performance can go hand in hand with creating a playful and delightful home that is fit for a future climate.
We bought our home with the aim of renovating for us to live with our teenage son and hopefully in time a home that we can age in place and our son may raise a family. Our home is next to the “Sze Yup Temple” where burning of ink printed prayer papers creates an unpleasant and unhealthy air quality at particular prevailing winds. ASA’s solution to use the Enerphit standard with a heat recovery ventilation system means that we have both a low energy consumption home but also filtered healthy air which means that we can live comfortably.
The Australian Institute of Architects acknowledges First Nations peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the lands, waters, and skies of the continent now called Australia.
We express our gratitude to their Elders and Knowledge Holders whose wisdom, actions and knowledge have kept culture alive.
We recognise First Nations peoples as the first architects and builders. We appreciate their continuing work on Country from pre-invasion times to contemporary First Nations architects, and respect their rights to continue to care for Country.
