EMERGING PROJECT 45 TJ HOUSE SARA KIRBY TALKS TO BEN WALKER ABOUT TJ HOUSE – A HOME THAT UTILISES A BACK-TO-BASICS PALETTE OF BRICK, STEEL, CONCRETE AND TIMBER, MATERIALS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CLIENT’S LONG- STANDING RELATIONSHIP WITH MANUAL LABOUR. How did...
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EMERGING PROJECT 45 TJ HOUSE SARA KIRBY TALKS TO BEN WALKER ABOUT TJ HOUSE – A HOME THAT UTILISES A BACK-TO-BASICS PALETTE OF BRICK, STEEL, CONCRETE AND TIMBER, MATERIALS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CLIENT’S LONG- STANDING RELATIONSHIP WITH MANUAL LABOUR. How did the TJ house project come to you and was it a long Were there any other points of inspiration for the design? tender process? The design takes cues from penthouses in Europe, New York and The project was slightly unusual because it was a singular fitout of an other US cities. It uses steel framed windows and doors, exposes the apartment within a larger development. The clients knew the joiner concrete structure of floor, column and ceiling, and utilises high-level they wanted to use and the joiner recommended BWA to them for windows to maximise natural lighting. The use of robust finishes such architectural services, as we had worked together previously. There wasn’t as recycled brickwork and roughly sawn, recycled timber is derived
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