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102 Tile International 3/2015 Project This project by the architect AA ROBINS overlooks a bay in Canada's Gulf Is- lands, situated just off the coast of Vancouver, in a stretch of sea between the mainland and Vancouver Island. Intersecting volumes, inter- weaving materials and jux- tapositions of architecture and sculpture create a flu- id environment featuring private and shared spac- es, which open onto the outside world to bring the magnificence of nature right into the home. The project concept re- volves around the villa's in- tegration into its natural setting, the aesthetic origi- nality of its forms, the re-use of materials (the wood from the trees felled to make space for the build- ing was re-used for the in- terior furnishings) and en- ergy efficiency. Coniferous woodland em- braces the length of the house and absorbs it into the contours of the bay, making it almost invisible from the sea. From the land, meanwhile, the view towards the sea remains completely clear. The steel cladding of the exterior has a rusted look, which reflects the coloura- tion of the surrounding soil AA Robins in the Gulf Islands
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This project by the architect
AA Robins overlooks a bay in Canada's Gulf Is-lands, situated just off the coast of Vancouver, in a stretch of sea between the mainland and Vancouver Island.
Intersecting volumes, inter-weaving materials and jux-tapositions of architecture and sculpture create a flu-id environment featuring private and shared spac-es, which open onto the outside world to bring the magnificence of nature right into the home.
The project concept re-volves around the villa's in-tegration into its natural setting, the aesthetic origi-nality of its forms, the re-use of materials (the wood from the trees felled to make space for the build-ing was re-used for the in-terior furnishings) and en-ergy efficiency.Coniferous woodland em-braces the length of the house and absorbs it into the contours of the bay, making it almost invisible from the sea. From the land, meanwhile, the view towards the sea remains completely clear.
The steel cladding of the exterior has a rusted look, which reflects the coloura-tion of the surrounding soil
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MEDOCThe Medoc collection celebrates a communion between wood and the unmistakable touch of Michele De Lucchi. This finds expression in the original trapezoidal shape of the floorboards, which recalls the tapered shape of a tree trunk and the typical form of old floorboards “from the days when the edges of the boards were left unsanded, so as not to waste wood.” The distinctive, traditional, sawn surface treatment generates appealing light effects and evokes a strong sense of history.
Materials: Oak Total thickness: 18 mm Thickness of hardwood surface layer: 3.5 mm Multi-layer birch base: 14.5 mmWidth: assorted, from 130 to 190 mm Length: 944 mm
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and tree trunks, while the glazed walls, almost all of which face the bay, can be opened completely to create a continuum between the in-terior and exterior of the home, and provide direct access to the patio and pool area. The pool can be used for several months a year because the water is heated by a geother-mal system fed by the ocean and also connected to the in-door underfloor heating sys-tem, for the purposes of ener-gy efficiency.
The judicious blend of differ-ent materials generates a har-monious dialogue between the various parts of the house: wood, stone, glass and metal are used both inside and out-side, in well chosen combina-tions with textural and formal allusions to the setting. The floor coverings are a har-monious blend of natural stone, ceramic and wood: the flooring is made of granite in the entrance and part of the living area, and basalt in the bathroom. The kitchen, the re-mainder of the living area, the bedrooms and the corridors, by contrast, feature Medoc* oak floorboards. The trapezoi-dal shape of the hardwood flooring, designed by Michele De Lucchi for listone GioRdA-no, brings to mind the natural profile of a tree trunk, while the sawn effect of the surfaces and the various shades of grey reflect the architect's vi-sion of wood that bears the marks of having lived its life outdoors, and brings them into the house to fuel a never-ending dialogue between the indoor and outdoor environ-ments. 5
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TONY ROBINSheads an international firm of architects, which has undertaken projects and won awards from Paris to Japan.Since its formation in 1981, the firm has won the Prix de Rome for Architecture, the Lieutenant Governor of BC/AIBC’s Special Jury Award for Kits Beach Restaurant and Lifeguard Project, and the Canadian Architect Magazine Awards.Robins leads an annual design workshop at the UBC School of Architecture as a contract professor. He has appeared in Canadian Achievers and his works have been showcased in over 80 publications.
He was elected “Architect of the Year”, “Interior Designer of the Year” and “Eco Designer of the Year” in 2014-15 by Western Living Magazine. This was the first time that all three awards had been assigned to a single person.Outside his architectural work, he has enjoyed considerable success as a set designer, writer and artist.
