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Sean Godsell Architects . + archdaily

The site is in country Victoria approximately one hour’s drive west of Melbourne. A previous scheme for this site was shelved due to cost. In reappraising the problem we suggested to our client that they might consider a simple farm shed to provide rudimentary accommodation on a different part of the site from the previous scheme. They had already erected a large machinery shed with solar panels and rainwater collection tanks uphill from where we agreed a very simple adaptation of a hayshed might occur. Continue reading Sean Godsell

Sean Godsell Architects . photos: © Earl Carter . + archdaily

The site was excised from a working sheep farm. It consists of 25 hectares of cleared and underworked paddocks. It slopes from its mid-length highpoint to the north and south – both slopes having spectacular views. An established windbreak of Cyprus pines flanks the west boundary and provides a degree of protection from the prevailing south-westerly winds which pummel the south slope, making it a less desirable location for a new house. In this part of Australia, the southerly winds are cold. In fact, the wind fundamentally dictated the design of this building. Continue reading Sean Godsell

Sean Godsell . photos: © Alessandra Chemollo . + archilovers

Frank Lloyd Wright was once asked “Do you believe in God, Mr Wright” to which he replied “Yes..but I call her ‘Nature’” Continue reading Sean Godsell