Glenn Murcutt Butterfly Roof

Sited on a vast coastal plain 155 miles from sydney this house elaborates on schemes murcutt had developed in previous projects such as triple layered exterior walls and rainwater collecting systems while adding a distinctive butterfly roof that improves ventilation and daylight inside the residence.

Glenn murcutt butterfly roof.

It s designed to get the light into the house in winter and provide shading in summer. See more ideas about glen murcutt architecture architect. A slender translucent roof overhangs this year s mpavilion which australian architect glenn murcutthas installed in melbourne s queen victoria gardens. The butterfly roof is the visiting card of this building.

Heneghan gusheh lassen seyama. Gallery roof the done house by glenn murcutt. Text taken from the architecture of glenn murcutt and thinking drawing working drawing published by toto japan 2008. The gallery roof is a butterfly roof so that water is collected in the middle and runs down to the rooftop garden.

In a house that he designed for himself in south australia murcutt used many of the architectural elements that are familiar in the country he loves. The design aspect has allowed the house to be entirely one room in width so that glenn s unique system of cross ventilation can operate throughout the house. Pritzker prize winningmurcutt has designed. The corrugated iron the big cylindrical water tanks and the shed and garage doors.

The external sun blinds are adjustable to control the amount of sunlight reaching the art gallery below. The windows received triple glazing and the walls floors and ceilings were refurbished with high density insulation to achieve air tightness.