This project explores one of the oldest and most humble of materials- ‘brick’ and the capacity to exercise material constraint while applying this to a 1300m2 residence. This material unfolds over five stories each level is interpreted in different ways through the storytelling of brickwork. Contrasting with the cabernet coloured brick, at strategic locations a yellow glazed brick is introduced to reflect light and colour in to the house. To enter the house one must walk along a meandering path through a fabricated dense forest that creates a sense of discovery, partly concealing the 10.5m high dense brick street façade. Beyond this façade light and reflection are exploited creating a sense of fluidity of material, surface and movement that dialogues with the view and dynamic of the Perth Swan river.

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