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Australian House with a Latticed Roof Cutout over a Pool

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Echoing the deep black shadows of its lush tropical garden setting, this black and white pavilion home with a latticed central skylight makes a dazzling sight in rural Australia.
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Designed for sustainable contemporary living in tropical latitudes, only the essentials – like a library of books – are protected from the moist climate in conditioned space.
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Australia’s Charles Wright Architects say the iconic Philip Johnson 1949 Glass House was the inspiration for the Glass House – without the glass, for most part.

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Open to the sky, the pool becomes a rain curtain during tropical downpours.
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Kitchen utensils and food storage are all located in this one central island.
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Only essential space – like the family room with the TV – is enclosed, because the humid climate would erode its functioning outdoors.
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But the central cooking/eating/swimming space is open air.
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Bedrooms and bathrooms behind the wall down one side of the pool are also enclosed.
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The delicious swimming pool reflects a cool blue light, by day through its latticed roof opening, and by night, reflecting lighting off the white ceiling.

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All of its electricity is supplied by solar panels on the roof and all of its water is supplied by a 45,000 litre rainwater harvesting tank.
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The gorgeous house is the recipient of a Carbon Neutral National Commendation for Sustainable Architecture from the AIA Awards.

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