Keperra House | Keperra, Australia | 2012
[Atelier Chen Hung]
Keperra is a post-war suburb North West of Brisbane CBD, once occupied by the military camps in the 1940’s and later with the development of Housing Commission in the 1950’s. The brief to add a detached sole occupant flat on the existing property presents an opportunity to rethink the typology of the secondary dwelling: the ‘granny flat’.
A string of three connecting rooms makes up the plan: living, semi-outdoor and sleeping. Each designated with an individual framing of expansive, intermediate and protected views respectively in response to the undulating landscape. These apertures enhance one’s sense of openness, immediacy and intimacy. The semi-outdoor deck is the main breakout space and is designed for the occupant to circulate across on a daily basis, heightening one’s awareness of changing environmental conditions.
Robust construction details are utilised throughout the project, with resilient materials used in their raw state to deliver a low maintenance dwelling within a constrained budget. The chiselled and board-marked concrete has a rock-like quality, anchoring into the sloping land.
Source: www.divisare.com + www.a-ch.com.au
Photography by: Alicia Taylor