Rural Studio 

Special Topics

Nic Brunsdon & Wendy Nettle 

2012 | semester 2

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Distinction

SYNOPSIS

 

The dreaming and proposing of a masterplan for Wooleen station; half a million acres, 700km north of Perth.

 

Three days were spent camping at the home shed meeting the owners, walking the land, understanding the history, ascertaining the current situation, formulating a brief and gathering site information. 

 

The foundation of this studio allowed subsequent studios to pick pieces of the proposition to develop, procure and build one-by-one; giving the owners a basis to apply for funding, drum up interest and provoke inquiry. 

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ISOLATION CHALET

 

One encounters the chalet as an isolated object in the landscape, weathering gracefully into its surrounding. To unfold the building reflects the ritual of preparing a camp site for habitation. One occupies the building according to what daily activities are required,