Dock4 Architects has converted an old A-frame shack into the new contemporary asymmetric structure called Apollo Bay House. Located on Bruny Island, Australia, the asymmetric A-frame house, completed in 2018, measures 125m² (1,345ft²).
The original cedar clad shack is the driver for this project and remains intact under the new asymmetric steel structure. New spaces have been developed beside, in front, and on top of the old shack. These spaces are filled with dappled light and sharply angled walls contrasting the older, more enclosed, rectilinear rooms. The geometry of the new framework is relaxed and gently covers like a tent frame with multiply layers. The internal material palette is clean and light, while the outside materials are strongly informed by the waterfront site.
The main living area centres around a suspended fire place, the flue of which continues up through the master bedroom. From this main space is a broad view that captures everything from the nearby vegetation to the distant hills across the water. The sense of space in the living area is exaggerated by the external decks that abut each end.
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Photographs by Adam Gibson
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