On the lands of the Wurundjeri, Oval House is a study of place taken across multiple channels of the natural and built landscape, history and society.
The study of its place in the built landscape; a humble Victorian on a suburban Coburg street just down the road from the imposing and notorious former Pentridge Prison. From which robust details and geometries have been drawn.
Its place at a moment in history; where homes are modified to meet raised environmental standards.
Its place in society; for an engaged family who are connected to their local community and culture in a home right next door to the footy oval. These connections are evident through memory and deliberate elements of playful nostalgia.
Its place in the natural landscape; with materials reflecting tones and texture of native flora, particularly the shimmering silvers and rich blossoms of the flowering gum that drapes across the entrance.
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