Wednesday, September 4, 2019

Locally sourced materials make up a timber home that mimics its forest landscape

On the edge of the southern regional city of Ballarat in Victoria, Australian design practice Porter Architects has completed the Ballarat East House, a modern home that embraces the surrounding treed landscape with large windows and a material palette of locally sourced Australian timber. Elevated off the ground to mitigate a tricky sloped site, the residence also emphasizes indoor/ outdoor living throughout. Spanning an area of 200 square meters on a half-acre lot, the Ballarat East House is...

from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/locally-sourced-materials-make-up-a-timber-home-that-mimics-its-forest-landscape
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