P. 79 Topographic section of the Meagher house in Bowral, New South Wales. In Australia, the weather is similar to Europe except that everything is the other way round: the warming sun shines the north and the cold wind blows from the south.
Opposite Section of the Meagher house. Like many of Murcutt’s houses, the roof is separated from the outer walls – in this case, plastered – by horizontal window strips. This enables a great deal of daylight to enter the house without overheating the interior or diminishing the privacy of the occupants.
Below With thin steel posts as its only means of support, the Ball-Eastaway studio house rises above the slightly inclined slope, becoming a perfect symbol of Glenn Murcutt’s motto ‘Touch the earth lightly’.
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