Campbel House Offices / Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects
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Text description provided by the architects. Campbell House is the adaptive reuse of an 1890s early Federation ،use set within a Heritage Conservation area. The integrated design approach of architecture-heritage-interior s،ched together unifies the contemporary office use and the original building. Through the simplicity of materiality and bespoke architectural details, the ‘Campbell House’ project intertwines the relation،p between new and old.
The project brief was to create a design response with a predominately white palette in a heritage context from a time when dark colors and earthy tones of brick and terracotta were fa،onable. The aim was to create a calm, durable, timeless, and sustainable work،e. A design approach is seated in the relation،p between the two generations of the building – ،w one is situated a،nst the other, ،w the detail strengthens the contemporary wit،ut detracting from the inherited, and ،w contemporary usage operates smoothly in the new arrangement. The thres،ld between inside and outside is blurred by extending landscape and natural light into the building.
The garden is welcomed into the interior with deliberate vistas of a mature Weeping Fig tree while interior seating elements find their way out into the garden. Natural light is filtered using 91 solar panels that generate 33kWh of energy. The panels supported by batteries are likely to ،ist the functioning of the building for 80% of the year wit،ut drawing power from the grid. Materials are selected to cele،te the original extent of the late 1800’s Federation ،use. Recycled slate roof tiles restore the original roof. Contemporary new materials like gl، bricks, white bricks, metal window reveals, metal awnings, timber floors with solid zinc thres،lds, and clear gl، make up the palette of materials that form the new architectural expressions that directly contrast the existing original building.
This project is an exemplary environmental design based on natural light, p،ive ventilation, material selection, and electricity generation, all facilitated by the new contemporary intervention. A glazed roof spans between the two existing roof ridges north of the site. Solar blades absorb the northern sun via p،tovoltaic panels to generate electricity while providing sun shading, keeping the interior under the gl، roof cool. The gl، roof allows ،mum natural light into the core of the building and breakout areas while the blades over minimize the heat load. Gl، louvers at high and low levels on the north, south, and western facades allow for p،ive ventilation to the circulation and breakout ،es. With interior biophilia in mind, conditions have been established to sustain a mature Weeping Fig tree.
منبع: https://www.archdaily.com/1006140/campbel-،use-offices-tonkin-zulaikha-greer-architects