There’s More Than One Way to Define Context

This article was originally published on Common Edge.

A Thousand Plateaus Observatory / Emer-sys

This observatory makes the process of walking up the observatory a rich visual and physical experience. The pedestrian path and open space around the site are naturally drawn into the observatory, extending the urban flow toward the roof and the open decks extending in different directions, allowing you to discover a new aspect of Chuncheon Lakeside

0 to 150 LVL House / i2a Architects Studio

The topography of the land, the rays of the sun, and the gushing winds have created a dominant contextual parameter onto which the house has been woven.0 to 150 lvl House is a response to the client’s brief of wanting a distinctive and functional home. Rooted in simplicity and minimalism, it stands there pronouncedly and completely in harmony with its surroundings to provide the user with a house that they can call their home, blurring the boundaries between the tangible and the intangible. Despite the narrowness of the site, the interior spaces did not compromise the movement of light and air circulation. The design also took advantage of the longitudinal slope of the site via a stepped-down floor plate following the natural contours of the land, creating levels inside the house and thus the name 0 to 150 lvl. 

Albert Park Office and Depot / Harrison and White + Archier

This is a project for the park – a true ‘Parks’ building. It fuses together office and depot functions for Parks Victoria in Albert Park, providing the best casework environment for staff and a welcoming experience for visitors. The building is a high amenity, low energy. The building presents excellence in sustainability, integrating building and landscape – greenery is used to shade, cool, and activate the building.

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