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What does it mean to be at home? The home, for the client of the Glassbook House designed by Australian practice Sibling Architecture<\/a>, is a place to retreat from the outside world<\/strong>. This hideaway, to the rear of a Federation-style house in Tempe, Sydney<\/a>, explores the home as a sanctuary that revolves around a serious collection of books.<\/p>\n The individual act of reading structures the two-storey addition to this home. Communal activities – eating, cooking and entertaining – are flanked by a two-storey bookcase. You can pull out a book anywhere and anytime.<\/p>\n Daylight filters through the southern glassblock facade deep into the interior<\/strong>. In Tempe, it also provides acoustic solace from the nearby Princes Highway, and planes passing overhead. A feature window, which frames a reading nook, punctures through the glass block facade to provide views of neighbouring rooftops and gardens. The backyard below has a permeable boundary that connects to the adjacent property. The home is not only a place for intimacy alone but also with neighbours.<\/p>\n The details of the existing house, including decorative moldings, are amplified with careful and minimal intervention<\/strong>. This is carried through to a new bathroom converted from a second bedroom where partitions and joinery respect original decorative elements. The glass block edition at the rear adds continuity to the celebration of detail being read throughout the home.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Tags:<\/b> Urdesignmag<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"See Campaign: <\/strong>https:\/\/www.urdesignmag.com\/architecture\/2020\/07\/02\/glassbook-house-tempe-australia-sibling-architecture\/<\/a>
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What does it mean to be at home? The home, for the client of the Glassbook House designed by Australian practice Sibling Architecture, is a place to retreat from the outside world. This hideaway, to the rear of a Federation-style house in Tempe, Sydney, explores the home as a sanctuary that revolves around a serious collection of … Continue reading Sibling Explores The Home As A Sanctuary That Revolves Around A Book Collection<\/span><\/a> Continue Reading