Trojan House, Melbourne by Jackson Clements Burrows

The addition to the Trojan House by Jackson Clements Burrows is the most astonishing aspect of the structure. Three children’s bedrooms have been cantilevered above a large living space, and that amazing kitchen.The entire addition is wrapped in a seamless wooden skin that conceals any obvious openings. Windows, covered by shutters that follow the pattern of the façade, reveal nothing of the interior space.

Incidentally the inside is just as remarkable as the outside. A thermal chimney and a breezeway hallway allow for passive cooling in the warmer months as each room was designed to allow for cross ventilation. Additionally a rain screen provides extra shade from the hot summer sun, and also insulates the inside in the winter by forming a space for warm air.

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