Falls Residence

House as an Environmental Filter

Some aspects of the Falls Residence that are environmental filters include, the utilisation of natural lighting, natural ventilation and materials. In the Falls Residence, the back facade, facing north, is covered in glass to allow in as much natural light as possible. In the working space, facing north west large windows open up to give as much natural light into the working environment as possible. While in the sleeping and reflection spaces, light and views are captured in the Glass Pillars. The center hub of the cabin walls on both the north and south elevations open up to create natural flowing ventilation, that will cool the entire house. Louvers on the sloped roof also capture breeze and direct it into the living space. Thus the building works with elements such as lighting and breeze while framing views of the environment creating a feeling of one between nature and the cabin.


House as a Container

The falls residence can be considered a functional container through its spatial arrangement, planning and circulation. Through using Spatial planning the house functions in three different zones, not unlike the Bordeaux residence. The three zones or containers, include Private, Public and semi Public, with different activities taking place in each zone. The public space is in the centre of the cabin, with all doors leading to the living area, While the entrances and exits from the cabin also leave off this space. This will minimize disturbances to the private and semi private spaces. The reflection space and the sleeping space become their own containers again, with different finishes and roof types that differentiate them from the rest of the space. In the day time there louvred roofs create pillars of light which act as vertical containers within the space.

House as a Delightful Experience

The roof line of the cabin allows the space to open onto the surrounding environment. This allows the space to feel as thought it is part of the environment rather than just placed on the site. The cabins shape also accentuates this feeling, as it is an arc, it feels like it is opening its arms to the surroundings, while also making the space feel larger by creating and framing false perspectives.