Situated in Melbourne, the Hill House is an interesting house\u00a0re-planned\u00a0& redesigned \u00a0by the team of\u00a0Andrew Maynard Architects<\/strong><\/em>. \u00a0 On the site, an existing structure had been built in the 90\u2032s, but Maynard\u2019s clients wanted to explore further to add on or fix their slightly problematic home.\u00a0The architects’ first challenge was to capitalize on the sunlight. \u201cThe site faces north therefore relegating the backyard, the family\u2019s primary outdoor space, to shadow throughout the year,\u201d they noted. The team proposed the build of a cool new structure on the southern edge of the site. The new structure faces the sun, the pure cantilevered box above acts as the passive solar eave, cutting out summer sun, while letting winter sun flood in.\u00a0With the addition of this new structure, the backyard became a central common space for the family. The grass slopes up into the side of the home and creates a grassy knoll on the second floor as well. The slope idea was originally meant to be stairs, but the concept evolved into a hill after concluding that it is nicer to enjoy the sun on a slope rather than stairs, thus giving birth to the Hill House.<\/p>\n

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Situated in Melbourne, the Hill House is an interesting house\u00a0re-planned\u00a0& redesigned \u00a0by the team of\u00a0Andrew Maynard Architects. \u00a0 On the site, an existing structure had been built in the 90\u2032s, but Maynard\u2019s clients wanted to explore further to add on or fix their slightly problematic home.\u00a0The architects’ first challenge was to capitalize on the sunlight. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":27462,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[4855,4854],"yoast_head":"\n