Sustainable Clever Design by Mike Cleaver

Mike Cleaver

Sustainable Clever Design

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Sustainable Clever Design

Mike Cleaver

Sustainable Clever Design Mike Cleaver

Table of contents A c k n o w l e d g e m e n t s M i k e C l e a v e r a n d C l e v e r D e s i g n C l e v e r D e s i g n I n f l u e n c e s D e s i g n P h i l o s o p h y D e s i g n M e t h o d o l o g y T h e ‘ C l e v e r D e s i g n’ P r o j e c t s

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B a y s i d e B o w s B e n j a f i e l d B l a d e s B l u e s t o n e H a v e n B u r n i e R i d g e C l e v e r H o u s e C l e v e r E c o S e r i e s C o n c e p t u a l: S t e l l a Ta r d i s C o n c e p t u a l: Va n a d i u m D i n e H o u s e E c o C a s t l e M o n o f o r m O u t T h e r e Q u a r r y H o u s e O n e Q -Tw o H o u s e S a n c t u a r y C o v e To r o n t o H o u s e 7a U r b a n F o o t p r i n t

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Acknowledgements T h i s b o o k c o u l d n o t h a v e b e e n r e a l i s e d w i t h o u t t h e p e r s o n a l a n d p r o f e s s i o n a l s u p p o r t, e n c o u r a g e m e n t, a n d c o n t r i b u t i o n s received from a range of individuals. F i r s t, t h a n k y o u t o t h e c o n t r i b u t i n g a u t h o r s , e d i t o r s a n d p r o o f r e a d e r f o r t h e i r c o m m i t m e n t t o t h i s p r o j e c t a n d t h e i r a b i l i t y t o m e e t t h e c h a l l e n g i n g d e a d l i n e s; p a r t i c u l a r l y t o A n n a f o r p r o v i d i n g t h e e x p r e s s i v e ‘a r c h i t e c t u r a l p o e t r y ’, a n d t o V i c k i f o r h e r e x p e r t i s e i n p r e p a r a t i o n o f t h e b r i e f s , i n t r o d u c t i o n a n d w r i t t e n m a t e r i a l . M a n y t h a n k s a l s o t o J e n n i f e r, w h o t e a m e d w i t h A n n a t o p r o v i d e the editing ser vices. I would also like to gratefully acknowledge the proofreading and editing work of Sophie who met an ex t re m e l y tight d e a dlin e fo r t his p roje c t. Contributing Authors and Editing: A n n a J o h n s o n , B A r c h H o n s ( R M I T ) , B A a p p S ( U C ) Contributing Author V i c k i C l e a v e r, B AV E C o n t r i b u t i n g A u t h o r J e n n i f e r A n d e r s o n , M . A p p . L i n g E d i t i n g S o p h i e R i g n e y, B . A . H o n s , L . L . B H o n s ( U TA S ) Proofreading and editing T h ank s are al s o du e t o t h e in dividu al s, p ra c titio n e rs an d b usin e s s e s t h at h a ve give n t h eir tim e t o wo r k wit h m e. t h e fin an cial co nt rib utio ns o f t h e sp o ns o rs t h at h a ve m a d e t his p roje c t p o s sib l e.

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R i c h a r d E a s t w o o d P h o t o g ra p h e r - t h e hig hw a y w o n’t q uit e b e t h e s a m e n o w! w w w.w o r k i n g w i t h l i g h t . c o m I a n W a l l a c e ‘M r C o o l ’ w h o p re p a re d t h e b o o k l a y o u t, d e sig n a n d p re p re s s with his professional at titude and at tention to detail - as well a s m u c h p a t i e n c e ! w w w.i a n w a l l a c e . c o m . a u D r L i s a B u t l e r B e a t t y, B C o m , L L B ( H o n s 1) , P h D ‘Ro ck o f Re lian ce’ F r e y a L a n g f o r d - S i d e b o t t o m ‘ P i x e l Wo m a n ’ S p o n s o r s : A l d a n m a r k P t y L t d C o n s u l t i n g E n g i n e e r s H ä f e l e A u s t r a l i a P t y. L t d (in alp h ab etical o rd e r) A p r i c u s A u s t r a l i a Housing Industr y Association (HIA) B u i l d i n g D e s i g n e r s A s s o c i a t i o n V i c t o r i a ( B D AV ) K & D Tr a d e B u i l d i n g D e s i g n e r s A u s t r a l i a TA S ( B D A ) K n a u f I n s u l a t i o n C e n t r a l R o o f i n g S u p p l i e s L i g h t s ‘n ’ L a m p s C S R L i g h t W e i g h t B u i l d i n g P r o d u c t s Ta s m a n i a n Ti m b e r E n g i n e e r i n g P t y L t d D u l u x V i r i d i a n G r a p h i s o f t A u s t r a l i a I e x t e n d m a n y t h a n k s t o a l l m y c l i e n t s f o r b e i n g p a r t o f t h e C l e v e r D e s i g n j o u r n e y, a n d f o r a l l o w i n g a c c e s s t o t h e i r h o m e s f o r p h o t o s h o o t s e s s i o n s - e v e n a t 4 . 3 0 a m t o p r e p a r e f o r t h o s e b r i l l i a n t ‘s u n r i s e s h o t s’. I w o u l d l i k e t o e s p e c i a l l y a c k n o w l e d g e t h e C l e v e r D e s i g n t e a m w h o h a s w o r k e d t i r e l e s s l y w i t h m e o v e r t h e p e r i o d o f m y c a r e e r. T h a n k s t o A d a m F o x t o n; R o b e r t B o o t h; a n d e s p e c i a l l y t o J a i m e J i m e n e z f o r h i s c o n t r i b u t i o n t o t h i s p r o j e c t w i t h d r a f t l a y o u t, 3 D r e n d e r s a n d o u r m a n y b r a i n s t o r m i n g s e s s i o n s - a n d f o r h i s c o n c e p t u a l a b i l i t i e s t h a t a l i g n w i t h m y p h i l o s o p h y. F i n a l l y, I e x t e n d m y g r a t i t u d e t o m y b e s t f r i e n d , V i c k i C l e a v e r, w h o s e e d e d t h i s p r o j e c t a p p r o x i m a t e l y t w o y e a r s a g o - a b e a u t i f u l p e rs o n w it h a m u l t it u d e o f di ve rs e s k il l s, a v isio n a r y a p p ro a c h, a n d a re l e nt l e s s a n d u n s e l f is h a t t it u d e. S h e p u l l e d t his p roj e c t to get her and made it come to fr uition. Mike

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Mike Cleaver and Clever Design… M i k e C l e a v e r i s t h e f o u n d e r a n d p r i n c i p a l o f C l e v e r D e s i g n, w h i c h w a s e s t a b l i s h e d i n 19 94 . H i s b o u t i q u e a r c h i t e c t u r a l p r a c t i c e s p e c i a l i s e s i n s u s t a i n a b l e, c o n t e m p o r a r y, r e s i d e n t i a l a n d c o m m e r c i a l p r o j e c t s . M i k e’s c a r e e r h a s s p a n n e d b o t h t h e b u i l d i n g a n d d e s i g n i n d u s t r i e s w i t h s i g n i f i c a n t e x p e r i e n c e b u i l d i n g r e s i d e n t i a l a n d c o m m e r c i a l p r o j e c t s . A d d e d t o t h i s , M i k e’s e x t e n s i v e t e a c h i n g e x p e r i e n c e i n B u i l d i n g Studies and the Diploma of Building Design has provided him with an invaluable depth of knowledge for d e l i v e r i n g c r e a t i v e, d y n a m i c a n d p r a g m a t i c b u i l d i n g d e s i g n o u t c o m e s . M i k e h a s d e s c r i b e d h i s c a r e e r d e v e l o p m e n t a s t a k i n g t h e f o l l o w i n g p a t h: “ M y b u i l d i n g c a r e e r b e g a n i n t h e m i d 1970 s , a n d u n d e r t h e l e a d e r s h i p o f B r i a n D e r e k , m y o r i g i n a l f o r e m a n, I w a s f o r t u n a t e t o l e a r n b y - g o n e c r a f t s m a n s h i p s k i l l s a n d t e c h n i q u e s . T h i s u n d e r p i n n i n g k n ow l e dg e is evid e n ce d t hro ugh o ut Cl eve r D e sign p roje c t s, p ar ticul ar l y wit h re sp e c t to int ricat e ro o f d e sign m et h o ds. T h e s e d a ys, m et h o d o l o gie s are simp l e r wit h t h e inve ntio n o f p re - fab ricat e d trusses and frames as well as many other innovative building materials that are easily accessible w o r l d w i d e. I a t t r i b u t e m y e a r l i e r y e a r s a s a b u i l d e r t o t h e c o r e p r i n c i p l e s t h a t a r e d e e p l y i n s t i l l e d i n m y d e s i g n a p p r o a c h . I t m i g h t b e c o n t r o v e r s i a l t o s a y, b u t I a m c o n v i n c e d t h a t i t i s quite challenging for some practitioners to comprehend the intricate build pro cess if they have not themselves b e en involve d in building proje cts. E xamples of these building pro ces ses include d i m e n s i o n i n g d r a w i n g s i n s e q u e n c e, a n d d e t e r m i n i n g t h e a c t u a l r o o f p i t c h l i n e w i t h c o n s i d e r a t i o n of ‘birds mouth depth’ and true length of ro of memb ers. P r o m o t e d t o t h e r o l e o f s u p e r v i s o r o f a Tr a i n i n g A p p r e n t i c e s h i p S c h e m e i n t h e m i d 19 8 0 s , I b ecame disillusioned by the vir tually non- existent environmentally conscious practices for the build of new residential homes. This motivate d me to rese arch the ef fe ctivenes s of p as sive solar home principles. I have also enjoyed the oppor tunit y to teach in the Carpentr y and Joiner y and Diploma of B u i l d i n g D e s i g n t e a m s a t TA F E. T h e s e e x p e r i e n c e s h a v e e n a b l e d m e t o t r a n s f e r m y s k i l l s e t t o t h e y o u n g e r g e n e r a t i o n, w h i c h I f i n d r e f r e s h i n g . 5

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M ajestic ‘b o at- b owe d’ ro of forms app e aring to glide across the land are t h e f i r s t i m p r e s s i o n o f t h i s B a y s i d e B o w s r e s i d e n c e. T h e h o u s e i s l o c a t e d on a nor th- facing ste epl y sloping site with sp e ctacular views of Fre derick H e n r y B a y a n d t h e Ta s m a n Pe n i n s u l a r b e y o n d . T h e b r i e f c a l l e d f o r a s i n g l e storey dwelling with open plan living and flexible ‘ functional’ indoor and o ut d o o r sp a ce s fo r t h e p are nt s an d t h eir t e e n ag e chil dre n. Priva c y was i m p o r t a n t, a s w a s t h e n e e d f o r a l a r g e m u l t i p u r p o s e g a r a g e a n d c a r p o r t. This dramatic home is nestle d into the site and lowere d slightly from the a d j a c e n t r o a d, t h e r e b y c l e v e r l y a d d r e s s i n g l o c a l p l a n n i n g r e g u l a t i o n s a n d providing for a series of sp aces with var ying degrees of enclosure and p r i v a c y. C l e a v e r ’s s i g n a t u r e g e o m e t r i c p l a n h i n g e s a r o u n d t h e n u c l e u s o f t h e k i t c h e n a n d s h a p e s t h e p r o g r a m m a t i c z o n i n g o f t h e h o u s e. O n t h e e a s t e r n sid e are b e dro o ms, b at hro o ms an d re cre atio n sp a ce s fo r t h e t e e n ag e rs, d i r e c t l y a c c e s s e d v i a a g a l l e r y p a s s a g e. Pa r a l l e l t o t h i s p a s s a g e i s a w a t e r f e a t u r e, w h i c h c o n t i n u e s t h r o u g h o u t t h e h o m e a n d i n t o t h e s o u t h e r n c o u r t y a r d . M e a n w h i l e, t h e w e s t e r n s i d e a c c o m m o d a t e s t h e m a i n l i v i n g a r e a s a n d t h e p a r e n t s’ b e d r o o m w i t h i t s e n s u i t e. A c u r v e d J a r r a h d e c k , d e t a i l e d w i t h a f i n e s t a i n l e s s s t e e l r i g g i n g b a l u s t r a d e, s p a n s t h e f r o n t o f the house and unites the sep arate zones. All living sp aces have dire ct acces s to the nor therly asp e ct and to the magnificent views.

O n t h e h o m e’s s o u t h e r n s i d e, t h e c o u r t y a r d e x t e n d i n g b e t w e e n t h e h o u s e a n d a f e a t u r e r e t a i n i n g w a l l i s s h e l t e r e d f r o m t h e f r e s h c o a s t a l b r e e z e s . T h e e n t r a n c e d r o p s f r o m t h e s t r e e t i n t o t h i s c o u r t y a r d, a n d alre a d y t h e views o ut to t h e b a y can b e s e e n t hro ugh t h e b uil ding. O n e t h e n m ove s a cro s s a st ainl e s s s t e e l b r i d g e f r a m e d b y t w o d r a m a t i c s a n d - t e x t u r e d b l a d e w a l l s a n d i n t o t h e h o u s e i t s e l f. Almost as impressive as those views is the sculptural form of the architecture itself: a soaring triangulated r o o f p l a n e c o n t r a s t i n g a g a i n s t t h e s k y a n d t h e b u i l d i n g’s h o r i z o n t a l i t y. F r o m t h e s t r e e t, t h e w e s t - f a c i n g ‘b o at b ow’ ro of minimises any imp act on the neighb ouring homes while allowing light to p enetrate deep i n t o t h e h o m e’s i n t e r i o r. O n c e i n s i d e, t h e e n t r a n c e b l a d e s l e a d t o a g e n t l y c u r v e d l a n d i n g t h a t f a c e s a c o n c a v e w a l l, w i t h p a s s a g e s l e a d i n g t o t h e t e e n a g e q u a r t e r s o n t h e r i g h t a n d t h e m a i n d i n i n g a n d l i v i n g s p a c e s o n t h e l e f t. I n c o n t r a s t wit h t h e dram atic hu e o f t h e s e b l a d e walls, t h e int e rio r p al et t e is e s s e ntiall y minim al an d re st rain e d. T h e f l o o r, a t h i c k e n e d a n d a l m o s t b l a c k p o l i s h e d c o n c r e t e h i g h l i g h t e d w i t h f l e c k s o f s p a r k l i n g g l a s s , i s co nt rast e d wit h t h e w hit e walls an d ceilings, w hich are in t ur n o f f- s et by a ch arco al - co l o ure d t ex t ure d fe at ure wall. T his p al et t e co mp l e m e nt s t h e re m ar kab l e views an d t h e n at ural p l a y o f light a cro s s t h e d a y t h a t a n i m a t e s t h e h o m e’s i n t e r i o r. I m p e r a t i v e t o t h e d e s i g n, t h e h o u s e m a x i m i s e s p a s s i v e s o l a r c o n c e p t s t o p r o v i d e f o r o p t i m u m e n e r g y e f f i c i e n c y. I n a d d i t i o n t o t h e t h i c k e n e d c o n c r e t e f l o o r, Tr o m b e - M i c h e l w a l l s u s e d i n c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h t h i c k c o n c r e t e - f i l l e d b l a c k w a l l s a l l o w f o r m a x i m u m p a s s i v e t h e r m a l s t o r a g e. I n s u l a t i o n i s u s e d e x t e n s i v e l y t h r o u g h o u t, w h i l e t h o s e l a r g e ‘ b o a t - b o w ’ c a n t i l e v e r e d r o o f s a l s o s h e l t e r t h e e x t e r n a l e n t e r t a i n i n g d e c k s . Strategically p ositione d op erable windows and stacker do ors provide for cross- ventilation and take a d v a n t a g e o f t h e c o a s t a l b r e e z e s . T h i s e x p r e s s i v e h o u s e, w i t h i t s c a r e f u l l y p l a n n e d i n t e r n a l s p a t i a l s e q u e n c e s a n d d y n a m i c r o o f f o r m s , o f f e r s a t h o r o u g h l y s u s t a i n a b l e a n d s c u l p t u r a l s o l u t i o n t o t h e s i t e’s d i f f i c u l t m i c r o c l i m a t e.

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7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

Sitting Bed Walk in Robe Ensuite Bath Gallery

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Project Credits Structural Engineering Consultants: Clive Ro b e r t s, G an d y & Ro b e r t s Co nsulting Engin e e rs • Clever House • R e f e r e n c e s t o Wa v e H o u s e, B r u n y I s l a n d R e t r e a t a n d L a n e - B e a u m o n t H o u s e J i m G a n d y, G a n d y & R o b e r t s C o n s u l t i n g E n g i n e e r s • Burnie Ridge M a r k G a r d n e r, A l d a n m a r k P t y L t d C o n s u l t i n g E n g i n e e r s: All remaining projects Building Sur veyors: 2 0 0 4 - 2 0 0 8 Pit t & Sherr y 2 0 0 8 - 2 012 N i g e l G r i c e, H o l d f a s t C o n s u l t i n g & C o n s t r u c t i o n P t y. L t d . Photography: R i c h a r d E a s t w o o d, w w w.w o r k i n g w i t h l i g h t.c o m - a l l p r o j e c t s e x c e p t B u r n i e R i d g e Bob Iddon - Burnie Ridge Clever House Construction: M at t Brereton – p ar tnered with Mike to provide high level tradesmanship National Librar y of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entr y Author:

C l e a v e r, M i k e .

Ti t l e:

Sustainable Clever Design / Mike Cleaver; V i c k i C l e a v e r, A n n a J o h n s o n , c o n t r i b u t i n g a u t h o r s ; J e n n i f e r A n d e r s o n , L i s a B u t l e r B e a t t y, S o p h i e R i g n e y, e d i t o r s .

ISBN:

978 0 9752 4 5 4 53 ( h b k .)

S u b j e c t s:

A rchite c t ural de sign. S ust ain ab l e archit e c t ure.

O t h e r A u t h o r s/C o n t r i b u t o r s : A n d e r s o n , J e n n i f e r, 195 6 B u t l e r B e a t t y, L i s a . C l e a v e r, V i c k i . J o h n s o n , A n n a C h r i s t i n e, 1971 R i g n e y, S o p h i e .

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