Architect Max Pritchard is well known for his ‘healthy outdoor lifestyle’, a concept he tries to implement in every project he designs. Cooper House has a strong indoor-outdoor relationship in its open living areas, making the inhabitants experience a really pleasant environment everywhere around the house. A group of timber-clad pavilions were arranged around a courtyard, allowing each unit to overlook the canopy of beautiful grown trees such as the river red gum. The windows represents a central element in the structure of the house as the architect considers that’s the only way to obtain a great communion between interior and exterior. Deciduous vines shade the central courtyard and windows. An existing large deciduous poplar tree provides additional shade to the east side. The courtyard allows winter sun to penetrate to the southern pavilion and allows cross ventilation to aid summer cooling.

Photography by Trevor Fox

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High windows to the east provide a view up to the canopy of the magnificent established trees.
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Plants and flowers are everywhere around the house.
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The pavilions have high windows that allow the inhabitants admire the trees outside.
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Cooper House has a strong indoor-outdoor relationship in its open living areas, making the inhabitants experience a really pleasant environment everywhere around the house.
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A group of timber-clad pavilions were arranged around a courtyard.

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