Magney House Roof

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.

Magney house roof.

The design maximizes the views of the surrounding beaches and distant mountains alix magney. Architects in the southern hemisphere have it all backward but only to people in the northern hemisphere. The design of the roof. There is also an intentional reference to the enclosure of soft tent forms.

The large angled roof overhang shades the building from summer sun and allows winter sun access. 2018 1 100 elevations section precedent study magney house by glenn murcutt. The magney house belongs to its landscape in a very inevitable way. 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.

Feb 26 2013 glenn murcutt s magney house is the epitome of architecture working with the environmental systems around it. The house is situated in the southeastern part of australia near the ocean. The long low roof and large windows capitalize on natural sunlight. The roof line is iconic as well as practical catching the rainwater that fills the tank.

In sharp contrast the lower rear wall facing the predominant southerly winds is largely closed and is constructed of reverse brick veneer. 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. I started analyzing the house by first looking at its location. The natural slope of the land provides protection to the south from the fierce weather brought onto the coast by the pacific ocean.

A water axis runs the length of the house reinforced by the roof valley water service spine and roof catchment system and. Then of course it is a sharp brimmed hat shading the clerestory windows. 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.