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Coastal conditions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2012

Christopher Platt ,
Alan Pert  and
Gordon Murray
Christopher Platt
Affiliation:
Centre for 21st Century Practice, Department of Architecture, University of Strathclyde, 131 Rottenrow, Glasgow, G4 0NG, UKc.platt@gsa.ac.uk
Alan Pert
Affiliation:
Centre for 21st Century Practice, Department of Architecture, University of Strathclyde, 131 Rottenrow, Glasgow, G4 0NG, UKa.pert@strath.ac.uk
Gordon Murray
Affiliation:
Centre for 21st Century Practice, Department of Architecture, University of Strathclyde, 131 Rottenrow, Glasgow, G4 0NG, UKg.murray@strath.ac.uk
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Extract

Houses are fascinating because they seem to occupy a pivotal position in the spectrum of human construction. They are, perhaps, located right on the watershed between what is generally understood as ‘architecture’ and what is considered as just ‘building’. They allow us to probe the very definition of what architecture is perceived to be. Using the typology of the dwelling - and three examples from three architectural practices - we examine differing responses to context, climate and the vernacular, documenting and evaluating commonalities and differentials in design approaches. The examples are a holiday home in Dungeness by NORD, an artists’ residence and studio on Loch Fyne by GMA and a house on the Isle of Lewis by studioKAP.

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design
Information
arq: Architectural Research Quarterly , Volume 15 , Issue 4 , December 2011 , pp. 312 - 326
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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