wooden horse

the wooden horse_final submission

The wooden horse is essentially the last stage in the development of a complete single dwelling for fashion designer Anne. The design concepts which I’ve employed within the dwelling consist of two fundamental monolithic concrete walls that extrude past the roof and intersect at the point between public and private uses. All walls and fenestrations are angled so as to compliment Anne’s connection to the consistently changing face of the fashion industry. The public space has an open floor plan, whilst the private space is closed and each space is defined by its internal walls. The bedrooms consist of thick walls. This is so as to define their importance and the amount of time which is spent in them. Whilst Anne’s studio space consists of wooden timber columns that have fenestration between them, I made this decision so as to enable natural light to penetrate through the space and also so the space is open and inviting appearing to be larger than it is. This design solution is also employed within the empty tower space being the entrance of the house, which also consist of timber columns and fenestration. The toilet, bathroom and laundry all have thin internal walls as not as much time is spent in those spaces. Also at the point at which both monolithic walls intersect a courtyard joins the bathroom to the guest room on the western facade. Whilst on the eastern facade a small pond is visible from the large open-bay window located on its external wall. Finally, the backyard consists of an outdoor swimming pool that runs along the studio’s spaces external facade and an outdoor decking area to entertain guests.