AO32 / HAWTHORN HOUSE

YEAR: 2017-2020
LOCATION: HAWTHORN, VIC
TRADITIONAL OWNERS: WURUNDJERI WOI-WURRUNG

PROGRAM: PRIVATE HOUSE
SIZE: 140m2
STATUS: BUILT

BUILDER: EASTWOOD BC
ENGINEER: SIMON ANDERSON CONSULTING
SURVEYOR: LINEAR LAND SURVEYOR

This project book ends a row of Victoria workers cottages in Hawthorn, VIC.
The design references the scale, massing, rhythm and repetition of the existing street. Reinterpreting the ‘Workers Cottage’ typology. Subtle detailing, such as the scale and placement of the street window, draw further connections between the new cottage and the neighbouring dwellings.

The cottage presents as a monolithic, enclosed structure to the street, gradually opening up toward the rear courtyard. Operable shutters and screens allow the occupants to control their relationship with both the street and the passing of the sun.