Magney House Roof

2018 1 100 elevations section precedent study magney house by glenn murcutt.

Magney house roof.

Feb 26 2013 glenn murcutt s magney house is the epitome of architecture working with the environmental systems around it. 1984 the striking roof form showcases murcutt s development of a pavilion type with a distinct front and back and this dominant spatial orientation is primarily developed in relation to climatic considerations. The design maximizes the views of the surrounding beaches and distant mountains alix magney. The site itself has no surrounding trees and is on top of a hill.

The magney house belongs to its landscape in a very inevitable way. The long low roof and large windows capitalize on natural sunlight. The design of the roof. Also known as bingie farm the magney house was built between 1982 and 1984 at the bingie point moruya on the new south wales south coast australia.

The natural slope of the land provides protection to the south from the fierce weather brought onto the coast by the pacific ocean. Architects in the southern hemisphere have it all backward but only to people in the northern hemisphere. The magney house design responds to different conditions of the site wind light weather conditions and views so that the performance of the house is due to its form. The magney house completed in 1984 and designed by native australian architect glenn murcutt the winner of the 1992 alvar aalto medal the 2002 pritzker architecture prize and the 2009 american institute of architects gold medal has withstood the test of time and is still referred to as one of the most successful conceptual realizations of its time.

At the start of the project the client envisioned the house on the ridge line commanding the view over the surrounding paddocks to the sea. I started analyzing the house by first looking at its location. In sharp contrast the lower rear wall facing the predominant southerly winds is largely closed and is constructed of reverse brick veneer. Then of course it is a sharp brimmed hat shading the clerestory windows.

The house is situated in the southeastern part of australia near the ocean. The roof floats like a seagull claiming the open expanse of the site but its form is more deliberately that of a dry creek bed waiting for monsoon rains. A water axis runs the length of the house reinforced by the roof valley water service spine and roof catchment system and.