Mayr Residence
The tract of land is adjacent to World Heritage Springbrook National Park. With a long history in the region, the lot has a diversity of forest types, a creek and breathtaking views of the valley.The owners wanted a simple home with an aesthetic that communicated the spirit of the land regeneration and the owners sustainable lifestyle and embarked on an enormous project to regenerate the land.. At its core, sustainable living is structured to minimize our footprints on the natural ecology – at both a micro and macro scale.
The design of the deck roof was principally driven by sun angles and the designers provided twelve hour modeling of the sun paths and sun shading for the deck, and indeed the entire dwelling for various days during the year. Small movies were made and posted on u-tube for all to see and analyse. The design also incorporated the seamless inclusion of shade blinds that could be used to exclude winter sun if necessary.
Springbrook is one of the wettest places in Queensland driving a need to create a living area that could cope with long periods of rain. The deck was a key element of this but there was also a requirement to be able to walk around the house without getting wet. Extra large eaves, requiring innovative engineering design, were made to fit elegantly within the overall lines of the building.
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