A Huge House III

LocationMaster Induction Studio, University of Sydney

Year2024

Status Completed

A Huge House III was a University of Sydney Master of Architecture induction studio taught in collaboration with Guillermo Fernandez-Abascal of GFA2 Architects. The studio focused on the design of student housing for Indigenous Australian students, asking how shared domestic life might be reimagined with respect for Indigenous Australian cultures and ways of living.

FIG.2Interior Model, Victoria Mao, Songnan Cao

FIG.5Interior Model, Victoria Mao, Songnan Cao

Working within the Connecting to Country framework, students were encouraged to approach design as a process of co-creation, considering relationships between people, place, community and everyday life.

The studio explored adaptive reuse through the existing University of Sydney International House on City Road. Students developed careful proposals for its refurbishment, examining how sustainable and meaningful interventions could extend the life of the building while responding to new forms of collective living.

FIG.6Interior Model, Zhenran Hao, Stella Zhang

FIG.7Unit Plan, Zhenran Hao, Stella Zhang

FIG.8Ground Floor Plan, Noah Sunderland, Dawson Chen

FIG.9Interior Render, Noah Sunderland, Dawson Chen

Credits

UniversitySchool of Architecture, Design and Planning

Course Masters Induction Studio

Course CoordinatorGuillermo Fernandez-Abascal

Design TutorNettie Ni