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insulation. This is then clad with materials that the architect says “naturally support the composition of the house,” with a fully glazed north and south facade with large format ‘metallised’ triple glazing, and the neighbour-facing facades made of stainless steel. The lower floor, including the garage
door, is faced with pre-weathered corten steel sheets, which is intended to reflect the earthy tones of the garden and the entrance gate. The “silky” surface of the stainless-steel elements are intended to complement the reflections of the extensive glazing, which contrasts with the more natural, wooden interior. This consists of large elm veneer facing on the walls, built-in furniture and solid Iroko floors, and corten sheets. According to Janda, the overall impression is intended to be that of a “continuous flow of space” throughout the interior, “culminating in the individual layout epicentres, using glazed elements to add rhythm to the surface of the walls by the reflection of light.” In order to “give this materiality depth,” the architects specified a high level of detailing, including that individual elements such as the wall sheets be laid out in a non-repeating way, and that there be seamless connections on all edges and parts. In addition, the detailing on the floor and terrace boards should be directed in the
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same flow of the house and its envelope, and there would be “careful tension between the natural and modulated light.” When making these material choices, the architects closely considered environmental impacts – using glass and steel produced using environmentally friendly, recyclable methods, and employing mostly local wood (or certified tropical wood that is planted, not logged, in nearby forests.)
A ‘living being’
Janda explains that the practice was keen to place emphasis on “connecting the house’s architectural and spatial qualities with the currently available technological principles,” and as such it has been specified to be a low-energy dwelling. Along with the sloping terrain, this reportedly led to the name ‘Lazy House.’
The architect uses biophilic principles to describe the design’s holistic sustainability approach, saying it “fuses with the context in both close and remote symbiosis.” Pursuing the analogy of the house as a
body, he describes its insulation as the building’s “muscles,” heating as “blood circulation,” ventilation system as “lungs and trachea,” water distribution and sewage as “a digestive system,” wiring as its “nervous system,” and so on. In more prosaic terms, the building has whole-house controlled ventilation with heat recovery, combined with underfloor
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