Floor Plan Magney House Glenn Murcutt

Text taken from the architecture of glenn murcutt and thinking drawing working drawing published by toto japan 2008.

Floor plan magney house glenn murcutt.

Area 107 glenn murcutt architect. Winter circa 15 c with extremely cold winds from south west off mt. Magney house bingie point new south wales australia. Kosciusko and lows of 5 c.

In 2002 he won the distinguished pritzker prize for architecture. 50m above sea level. 1974 75 1980 fredericks white house jamberoo new south wales australia. Text by massimo faiferri 15 july 2014.

Heneghan gusheh lassen seyama. 1982 84 1999. The design aspect has allowed the house to be entirely one room in width so that glenn s unique system of cross ventilation can operate throughout the house. Above is a precedent study of magney house by glenn murcutt in new south wales australia.

The magney house completed in 1984 and designed by native australian architect glenn murcutt the winner of the 1992 alvar aalto medal the 2002 pritzker architecture prize and the 2009 american institute of architects gold medal has withstood the test of time and is still referred to as one of the most successful conceptual realizations of its time. Summer circa 20 c with north east on shore breezes. Glenn murcutt houses floor plans kempsey house new south wales australia. Rainfall approx 1 000mm per year.

Bingie point new south. The magney house is located on the pristine south coast of new south wales 20 minutes drive south from the town of moruya. In order to document the space we were asked to produce several drawings including 1 50 1 100 elevations a 1 100 floor plan a 1 50 section a 1 500 site plan a series of diagrammatic studies and a diagrammatic model. Pritzker prize winning architect glenn murcutt designed the magney house to capture the northern light.

British born australian architect glenn murcutt is no exception. The plan is therefore dilated in its longitudinal extension and the spans are greater. Opening itself as much as possible to capture it. Many of the most famous architects in the world begin their careers experimenting with the design of single family homes.

Glenn murcutt is recognized as australia s foremost architect. Completed in 1984 it is glenn murcutt s most famous house.