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Wye River House
by MGAO
The Wye River House by MGAO is a project that replaces one of 116 homes that were lost to a devastating bushfire that swept through the Wye River region on Christmas day 2015.
The site is located on a steeply sloping block, obliquely facing Bass Strait. Perched high on the hill side, the house sits where the tree canopy once stood, anxiously awaiting the regrowth of the surrounding bushland.
MGAO designed the building to take on a form that references the popular skillion roofed beach shacks of 1970’s Victoria. The rational footprints, expressed with simple construction methods and common materials produce a modest, humble quality to the village. This project aims to continue that legacy.
Upon approach, the building presents an impenetrable skin, yet once inside the building gradually opens itself up, revealing the stunning view toward the ocean and the village beyond, seen through a foreground of mature trees which the clients fought to save.
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The Wye River House by MGAO is a project that replaces one of 116 homes that were lost to a devastating bushfire that swept through the Wye River region on Christmas day 2015.
The site is located on a steeply sloping block, obliquely facing Bass Strait. Perched high on the hill side, the house sits where the tree canopy once stood, anxiously awaiting the regrowth of the surrounding bushland.
MGAO designed the building to take on a form that references the popular skillion roofed beach shacks of 1970’s Victoria. The rational footprints, expressed with simple construction methods and common materials produce a modest, humble quality to the village. This project aims to continue that legacy.
Upon approach, the building presents an impenetrable skin, yet once inside the building gradually opens itself up, revealing the stunning view toward the ocean and the village beyond, seen through a foreground of mature trees which the clients fought to save.
To view more MGAO Inspired Architecture Archives head to their TLP Designer Profile.
Keep up to date with The Local Project’s latest interviews, project overviews, collections releases and more – view our TLP Articles & News.
Explore more design, interior & architecture archives in our TLP Archives Gallery.
