Text by massimo faiferri 15 july 2014.
Floor plan magney house glenn murcutt.
Winter circa 15 c with extremely cold winds from south west off mt.
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.
The magney house is located on the pristine south coast of new south wales 20 minutes drive south from the town of moruya.
1974 75 1980 fredericks white house jamberoo 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.
Bingie point new south.
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.
Glenn murcutt houses floor plans kempsey house new south wales australia.
Above is a precedent study of magney house by glenn murcutt in new south wales australia.
1982 84 1999.
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.
Murcutt designed the marie short house also known as the kempsey farm for one of his first clients in the early 1970s.
British born australian architect glenn murcutt is no exception.
Kosciusko and lows of 5 c.
Heneghan gusheh lassen seyama.
In 2002 he won the distinguished pritzker prize for architecture.
Rainfall approx 1 000mm per year.
Completed in 1984 it is glenn murcutt s most famous house.
Pritzker prize winning architect glenn murcutt designed the magney house to capture the northern light.
Opening itself as much as possible to capture it.
Summer circa 20 c with north east on shore breezes.
Text taken from the architecture of glenn murcutt and thinking drawing working drawing published by toto japan 2008.
50m above sea level.
The plan is therefore dilated in its longitudinal extension and the spans are greater.
Temperate climate with coastal influence.
