Sean Godsell uses several subtle techniques to create interest and belie the seemingly simple design of a box-like house. By allowing different amounts of light to enter certain spaces, a sense of sepearation is created. "..the three primary spaces are different in dimension, volume and quality of light - the living room is very light, the bedroom is moderately light and the library is dark by comparison", (Sean Godsell Architects. (n.d).
The interior of the building becomes animated through the filtration of light between the timber battens which wrap around the buidling. The shadows cast by the battens map the course of the day and time of year creating a relationship between the ephemeral and the rectilinear.
A tension is created through the contrast of the building's rectilinear form and the irregularity of the topography of which it is embedded.
Access to the interior of the building is a via a long side corridor which stretches the entire length of the building stepping down, playing against the constant horizontality of the roof. The combination of these elements creates an orchestrated circulation which so subtly defies its simplicity by activating the occupants' sense of journey throughout the space.
The gradual increase of height as the occupant moves through the corridor also creates a differentiation of space. The southern end being a smaller shetlered area with the double height living room to the north opening up to the light.
REFERENCES:
Helsel, S. (2003). Sean Godsell transforms a seemingly simplex box, wrapping his PENINSULA HOUSE in a veil of slender wood battens, 191(4). Retrieved March 5, 2010, from Academic Search Elite database
Sean Godsell Architects. (n.d). Peninsula House. Retreived March 5, 2010 from http://www.seangodsell.com/peninsula-house
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