Final layout and 1:200 model (Wooden Horse)

The concept of wooden hosrse I have taken with my final studio assignment was to be a sea creature captured mid-twist, although not in a literal way, more fragmented. The roof garden also falls into a vertical garden, and the guest room is encased within a timber screen. Unit 7 is empty and is at the bottom of the split-level staircase. Light enters this space through a narrow slit window on the roof. Linda H has allowed around 4m at the North East of her block for a shared garden. Doorway from unit 7 leads into this communal area. The garage has tinted glass walls, in which the pool on the North-eastern end can be viewed. This glass extends to the upper level, which caters for the clients private use with bedroom, bathroom and study. Once again the wrapping window I have used as the 'undefinable line' in my second house design for Equus has been carried through in this design.

Development from Mystery Play to the Wooden Horse

The four square house design problem had allowed me to carry through my design intentions from Equus. The layout was taken from my second house submission and repeated and rotated on the block. The four houses were inkeeping with the compartmentalised concept given for the room placement in the Sea Captain's house.

The development of the wooden horse began with the translation of these compartments to a more shifting series of platforms. The house was intended to be a demonstration on fractured flow.