Showing posts with label Melbourne. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Melbourne. Show all posts
From Empty Block to Passivhaus Premium Including a Shipping-Container-Turned Pool House: A Builder’s Personal Journey, Melbourne, Australia
As the founder of the Sustainable Builders Alliance and director of G-LUX Builders, Jesse Glascott has turned his own family home into a showcase of what sustainable construction can achieve.
On a vacant parcel of land in Melbourne’s outer northeast, Jesse built a striking residence that has been awarded Passivhaus Premium certification — a recognition achieved by only a select few homes in Australia.
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Royal Wolf Shipping Container Melbourne HQ, Administrative and Site Office with Planted Internal Courtyards, Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
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About Room 11 Architects
| Architect | Room 11 Architects |
| Containers | 16 |
| Location | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Year | 2013 |
Royal Wolf is a specialist in the hire, sale & modification of new & refurbished shipping containers. Utilising the steel fabrication skill sets of this company, Room11 take the claustrophobic volume within a regular shipping container and transform it into a spacious light filled work environment with planted internal courtyards.

