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How have your three young children responded
to the house?
I derive much pleasure from seeing the kids identify with
the house, understand it, use it the way they do, and most
of all, from how they now explain it to their friends. And the
obvious pride they have in it, and the way it has become
the benchmark for their conversations about the built
environment wherever we go.
Has there been a single experience most revealing about
the effect of your house on others?
One of the most confronting ordeals was exposing the
house (and myself) to the process of peer review when we
entered it into the Australian Institute of Architects awards
program. Separate to this I had agreed, initially with some
trepidation, to open the house for a visit by a group of
about 50 graduates and emerging architects. I was worried
about being the emperor standing in these new clothes,
and that I was sure to be found out. The reality was they
were incredibly supportive and impressed. They must have
felt welcome too. They cooked breakfast and it was a great
morning. I really did come away feeling buoyed by the
entire experience.
PROJECT
GLASS SUPPLIER
Alexandria Courtyard House,
Sydney
Viridian
ARCHITECT
Viridian ComfortPlusTM Clear
Matthew Pullinger
ENGINEER
James Taylor and Associates
BUILDER
Doug McDonald, MacBuilt Homes
WINDOW INSTALLER/GLAZIER
B&W Windows and Doors
PRINCIPAL GLAZING
SIZE
185 sqm internal area,
210 sqm site area