Sawmill House

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Perched on a hill edge in Yackandandah, australia, ‘Sawmill House’ by Melbourne-based studio- Archier explores the possibility of reusing discarded concrete that goes to waste each year. Working together with the client, the structure utilized 270 one-tonne concrete blocks to craft the perimeter walls of the horizontal, flat-roofed property. Resulting in the varying of textures across the façades, the material choice reflects the sedimentary layers of earth still seen from the site’s previous programs.
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