Lachlan Shepherd Architects‘ design for Rippleside house involved the careful renovation of the existing heritage-listed cottage and the provision of a new addition, comprising multiple living zones and garage.
Rippleside is a suburb of Geelong, Victoria in Australia.
The suburb overlooks Corio Bay.
The aesthetic approach was to “shadow” the existing built form with a new steel structure, clad in Colorbond Monument “nailstrip” profile sheeting.
Essentially, the new dark built form acts as a counterpoint to the white existing (heritage) structure and provides subtle visual cues to the old dwelling.
Project Details
Project size – 380 m2
Site area – 840 m2
Completion date – 2019
Building levels – 2
Project Team
Architecture
Lachlan Shepherd Architects
Based in Torquay on Victoria’s SurfCoast, Lachlan Shepherd Architects is a young, innovative and enthusiastic firm. They take a holistic approach to building design – where each project is viewed as a sculptural element which is carefully planned to integrate seamlessly with its surroundings and respond to its specific environmental conditions.
Photography
Ben Hosking
Ben Hosking is an Architectural Photographer from Melbourne, Australia. He studied photography at RMIT, and has worked as a freelancer in the field since 2008. His work has been published both locally and internationally by publishing houses such as Taschen, Gestalten, and Thames and Hudson.
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