Lune De Sang Shed 2: Multi-Use Shapeshifter

Location
Northern NSW, Australia
Year
2012 - 2013
Status
Completed
Filed under
Mixed-Use

Lune de Sang is a unique inter-generational venture that will see a significant former dairying property in northern NSW transformed into a sustainably harvested forest.

Shed 2 is the conceptual inverse of Shed 1. An open structure with a soaring roof, it projects out from the hillside to provide cover for a mute container beneath. The volume is anchored into the hillside to provide elemental prospect and refuge.

Shed 2 starting to integrate into the landscape.
Photography by Brett Boardman.Shed 2 starting to integrate into the landscape. Photography by Brett Boardman.
Shed 2 Study Model.Shed 2 Study Model.
Long concrete roof beams and folding walls create a hovering structure.
Photography by Clinton Weaver.Long concrete roof beams and folding walls create a hovering structure. Photography by Clinton Weaver.

Twenty metre long concrete roof beams are knitted into the hillside to anchor the eleven metre cantilevered roof. Beneath this generous hovering roof, walls unfold to facilitate materials handling and storage. A calmness pervades the interior. In time, the structure will be revealed only upon arrival, quietly looking out to the forest waiting for its emergence.

Shed 2 has the ability to completely transform, from a strong, closed structure, to a light, hovering canopy. Footage by Clinton Weaver.
Shed 2 begins to form within the landscape. 
Photography by John Choi.Shed 2 begins to form within the landscape. Photography by John Choi.
A heavy cantilevered roof starts to take shape. 
Photography by Brett Boardman.A heavy cantilevered roof starts to take shape. Photography by Brett Boardman.
A structure with a multitude of uses. 
Photography by Clinton Weaver.A structure with a multitude of uses. Photography by Clinton Weaver.
Through the dynamic doors, light and forest is present deep within the structure. 
Photography by Clinton Weaver.Through the dynamic doors, light and forest is present deep within the structure. Photography by Clinton Weaver.
A warm material palette allows Shed 2 to calmly sit within its environment. 
Photography by Clinton Weaver.A warm material palette allows Shed 2 to calmly sit within its environment. Photography by Clinton Weaver.
A junction between light, forest and concrete. 
Photography by Clinton Weaver.A junction between light, forest and concrete. Photography by Clinton Weaver.

The structures, both for working and habitation, are to be endowed with a sense of permanence. They have been conceived as ruins in the landscape; ancient concrete and stone structures that have been unearthed and retrofitted for comfortable habitation with crisp glass and steel details.

Credits

Client
Confidential
Engineer
DW Knox & Partners
Builder
Cedar Creek Constructions, Northern Rivers Constructions
Photography
Brett Boardman, Clinton Weaver, John Choi

Awards

Winner
The Chicago Athenaeum, International Architecture Award
2015
Finalist
AZ Awards for Design Excellence
2015
Shortlist
World Architecture News, Concrete in Architecture
2015
Category Winner
World Architecture Festival
2014
Winner
Australian Institute of Architects, Commercial Architecture Award
2014
Category Winner
Architizer, A+ Award
2014

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