The aim of this International Competition was to design a Container Vacation House overlooking the Bondi Beach waterfront in Sydney, using freight containers. Inspired by local flora, the idea was to develop the building like an extension of the roots of the tree, which generate life on the ground, while the leaves searches the life in the sky. The project started as a game for the movement of the volumes that, finally, have founded their final disposition like the roots of a plant. Green color has many several meanings. Green is the color of nature, the color of the life, of the fertility, green is respect and fair. The tree is associated to life, strength and stability. The tree generates life, from its leaves, its trunk, and also from its roots.

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Team:
DBmLab Architects

Collaborator: Marco Grassi

Year:

2011

Location
Sydney, Australia

Client:
AC-CA

Status:
Competition

Category:
Architecture

Services:

International design competition