The Zinc House is an adaptive re-use of a building that dates back to the 19th century. Remnants of the original bakery remained when the building was redeveloped in the 1950s as a fire station, before it was later converted for residential use. It has now been remodeled as a home and gallery for a Melbourne art dealer and publisher.
Design concept and solution: The 9,063-square-foot house is simultaneously a private art gallery and residence whose spaces—a vast open living and gallery area, private rooms, corridors, and service zones—are defined by zinc detailing. The use of zinc gives warmth to the otherwise harsh concrete used throughout the project, as exterior surfaces are finished in a natural mid-gray cement, blending the built form into the light and shade of the street’s fabric.
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