VISION Issue 43 | Page 14

VISION 43 — THE BLOCK 2017 You have always placed a great emphasis on orchestrating materials specific for purpose. If we’re talking about materiality, we’re talking about lifestyle and sustainability, all of these things are small parts of a very big picture in any built form. I look at it from the point of view of fundamental choices along the way. It’s not something I add at the back end of the project and say ‘how clever was I. It’s suddenly Green.’ That’s not the case and it’s not going to work out that way. There’s double brick, exposed metal, Elemental roof tiles and LightBridge™ – all these things come together as a holistic design approach. “With an overall appearance of design restraint, the houses share a family resemblance and rhythm of tradition, solidity and open-plan living and relaxed lifestyle.” VISION