Domus

After the initial development work our group had decided there were different aspects that we wanted to focus elements of our design too. as shown in the diagram above there is a focus towards the east and the south to capture the spectacular sunrise and sunsets of Kakadu. We also considered the topography of the landscape focusing the bedrooms towards a valley in the south west. Last of all this drawing also shows our ideas of using long passages a window at the end to emphasized the vastness of the landscape, creating a view that shoots out to the horizon.


The drawing above shows a more advanced resolution of our design showing the room layout and the first stages of experimenting with a visitors space situated on ground level. Originally the visitors area was to be the section shown in the drawing above that is the furthest north. it was originally due to site restrictions that we thought of rearranging the visitors space that originally worked quite well in keeping the building balanced around the central decked area. However we decided to move the visitors area down stairs to immerse them in the landscape and give them the full environmental experience, as well as give them more privacy from the common areas of the building.


To celebrate the masses of water in monsoon season water became a large part of the design from the initial stages also. The flow over the roofs of the building became a big aspect. Flowing to a central water feature that acts like a hearth.