Ioppolo | vittinoAshe

This project questions where the boundaries lie within the field of small residential models close to the city. The architectural proposition considers the Australian housing crisis and seeks to demonstrate a site-responsive, socially integrated alternative as a sustainable way to accommodate a sector of our population in detached dwellings.

This proposal explores a layered approach that, in addition to meeting client requirements, seeks to privilege ecological and cultural repair for the collective within the setting of a private residential lot. The design parameters aim to maximise the amount of permeable ground by stacking the program vertically and hence minimising the building’s footprint. This thinking has its origins in modernism, but the rationale and execution of it have been extended to include local neighbourhood accounts, ensuring we are not only maximising garden area and recharging the aquifer but also weaving social narratives and truth-telling in a non-civic, domestic setting.

North Perth House | Simon Pendal Architect