We posed the Groton/Stonington question to the experts and we have an answer.  This weekend, the ladies of OneSixNine visit Stonington, home of Stonington Mystic Seaport and B.F. Clyde’s Cider Press. Thanks to the office of State Senator Andrew Maynard for answering our question! We’re looking forward to spending some quality time in the 18th Senatorial District!

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By Nico Saieh — Filed under: Houses , Selected , Andrew Maynard, Australia, Wood

Architects: Andrew Maynard Architects
Location: Melbourne, Australia
AMA Team: Mark Austin
Project year: 2008
Builder: Clynton Banner
Landscape: Glashaus nursery and design
Builder: Clynton Banner
Budget: $500,000
Photographs: Peter Bennetts

The Barrow extension appears as an arrangement of timber boxes, each independently rotated and subjected to varying amounts of extruding and manipulating forces. These separate actions result in a variety of shapes, which united, create an interior of differing volumes and organizations, providing an interesting double story addition to this weatherboard house.

The extension challenges the traditional nature of timber construction. Normally lightweight and fragile, added wall thickness to different areas results in a structure with a fluctuating sense of mass. The dynamic and varying nature of these environments is further enhanced by differing window arrangements and framing techniques. Frequently the windows are setback within the frame of the wall, sometimes flush and occasionally extruding beyond the timber frame.

The Barrow extension appears as an arrangement of timber boxes, each independently rotated and subjected to varying amounts of extruding and manipulating forces. These separate actions result in a variety of shapes, which united, create an interior of differing volumes and organizations, providing an interesting double story addition to this weatherboard house.

The extension challenges the traditional nature of timber construction. Normally lightweight and fragile, added wall thickness to different areas results in a structure with a fluctuating sense of mass. The dynamic and varying nature of these environments is further enhanced by differing window arrangements and framing techniques. Frequently the windows are setback within the frame of the wall, sometimes flush and occasionally extruding beyond the timber frame.

This unconventional approach to massing and window design subverts the conservative planar nature of a ‘box’. The movement of the shadows created by these extruding or intruding elements are tracked on the external facade and internal environment, creating varying patterns and giving the extension an undefined geometry.

The external timber cladding wraps itself inside and fuses the extension into the original house, where the old living space now is occupied as a bathroom. Here, there is no evidence of conventional bathroom materiality, the room still maintaining its appearance as a living/dining space. The only defining feature a free standing cast iron bath (reused from the original demolished bathroom) at the centre of the room, demonstrating the capability of a single element to alter the program of a space.

The strategic placement of a separate living space at the western end of the site, reflects the focus of the site internally, frames the large open area & increases privacy levels.

Both this new addition and the extension to the old part of the house, at the western end of the site, openly embrace this central garden space. Definition between indoor and outdoor is blurred by the transparent divisions of bifold doors and large windows; Visual interaction is constant. This central outdoor spaces becomes part of the living circulation space as the diurnal patterns of the occupants see them traverse the yard to the rear living quarters.

The brighter, larger extension nurtures the dynamic, more numerous, day time activities, whilst the low key, more relaxed, activities of the afternoon are enjoyed in the sunroom at the western end of the site reflecting back on the outdoor yard and pool, watching the cinematic shadows play across the irregular face of the Barrow’s extension.

The extensive openable window and bifold door arrangement accompanied by Barrow’s orientation allows for abundant natural light and ventilation to infiltrate the spaces, decreasing reliance on electrical and heating/cooling systems.

The entirety of the design also employs materials reused from the parts of the previous house as well as recycled or found elements, decreasing the carbon footprint of the design and also adding character to the spaces.

ground floor plan

first floor plan

west elevation

openings diagram

sun diagram

volumes diagram

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The house of multiple dimensions represents a search for a space that is adaptable to the whim of its user, a space that does not simply contain elements of ones life but a space that recognises and allows change based on mood, weather, light, age, size, sex, family and technology. The human animal is completely kinetic not only in general motion but also in emotion over time. As wants and needs change, architecture should be able to be manipulated to suit.

Australian architect Andrew Maynard has designed the Vader House, located in Melbourne. The Vader House is an extension to a Victorian terrace in the dense inner-city. The high boundary walls, built in disregard of existing height regulations long before such rules were created, permitted a non-standard height along the northern boundary. The roofline then abruptly turns to follow the dictated set-back lines, resulting in a playful and telling interpretation of planning rules.

Via & more: Contemporist

All-In-One home office saves space, your mortgage

Smart home-office ideea from Australia-based Andrew Maynard Architects, this unit can fold and unfold in your living-room and goes unnoticed when not in use. For me it looks like a mini-bar. Put some glasses and a botthle of wisky on top and there you go.

For the courious jump to see a few more photos:

The saving space part of Design-Pod

Design-Pod transforming: this is an intermediate step, no space saving, no money making

Now we're talking! Get your butt on the chair and start making some money otherwise ypu'll be working in the streets

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So many people these days are returning to cycling to get around, and I’m considering it myself. It’s surely one of the quickest, and most satisfying ways of greening up your lifestyle, and it’s healthy, too. With constant health warnings about obesity (and Christmas coming up), it’s an attractive proposition.

Each week, someone seems to come out with a beautiful bicycle, but the price tags are the big problem. Now, though, architect Andrew Maynard has come up with an ingenious and stylish solution. His OLC – that’s “One Less Car” – bike is designed to sell for under $35 – yes, that’s LESS THAN 35 US DOLLARS!!!

This plywood bicycle is perfectly conceived for the mass market. Not only are the materials plentiful and cheap, more importantly they are all either recyclable or recycled. The assembly process is also economical, and many of the parts are glued together, making it very strong compared to other bikes at the cheap end of the market. It’s a sensible, no-frills design, with just two gears, but everything is there for you to get on and ride immediately. There are also stylish and practical features, like having the chain, brakes, cogs and lights concealed within the ply frame. This not only keeps the look sleek and simple, and means you won’t snag your trouser on the chain.

From the website, it doesn’t look to me as though Maynard has a distributor in place yet, but he has a vision of retailers like Ikea taking the bikes. I hope they do. I’d definitely get one. At the price, it’s within the reach of many more people than most new bikes are, and that’s got to be good for the planet, too. By the way, “Ply-cycle” and “Plike” are my ideas – commission/royalties anyone?(!)

Amanda

Tattoo’s have always fascinated me. The process itself has remained unchanged for over 200 years. In fact tattoos have been in circulation since Ötzi the Iceman, dating back to the 5th Milennia in which his remains were discovered in the Ötz valley in the Alps and had approximately 57 carbon tattoos consisting of simple dots and lines on his lower spine. Perhaps the most famous ancient tattoos are the Sak Yant or Yantra tattooing, sacred tattooing practiced in Southeast Asian countries including Cambodia and Thailand as a form of protective charm. There is an annual tattoo festival that takes place in Thailand once a year in April in which people from all over the world come to receive tattoos and blessings from thai monks, and to have previous tattoo’s re-blessed. Tattoos are no longer just for sailors, inmates, and other miscreants. It has truly become an art form to people from all walks of life, and has really become an inspiration for other realms of art and architecture such as this Andrew Maynard design for a family kitchen and living room. Another awesome inspiration are these wall decals that you kind find scattered all over etsy.com (a crafty cross between Amazon, eBay, and “your grandma’s basement”). I also tossed in a picture of my new favorite tattoo I saw this weekend in the Hamptons – Anchors Away Newsy…