The concept is strongly driven by axial
development of Walter Burley Griffin's Canberra Plan. The design took its
initial point of departure from the geometry of the context around Lake Burley Griffin.
Two axes meet at the site, one from Parliament and the other from Civic, in
which dissects the site into formalised spatial distribution. A balanced form
resulted from the formal gesture reminds of the democratic politics, performing
as private residence(private wing)on one side and public function (formal wing)
on the opposite.
The site articulation gained particular
functional significance as sensitive response in terms of spatial massing, to
both climate and visual/view.
The PM's residence faces north for optimum
climate quality with extensive enjoyment of the lake. View sharing is a
critical component in governing the positions of various functions within the
building.
A symmetrical overall massing layout
is juxtaposed with climatically governed parametric roofs and walls, which aims
to benchmark the environmentally sustainable design within the contemporary architecture
context. This resulted in a series of different
facade expression along different orientation.
