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ALICE HEWITT
ARCHITECTURE STUDENT
ARC451 | Writer's Retreat
Dialogues With Nature And Living
The Writer's Retreat project was our first opportunity to design an actual building. The brief set out guidelines of no more than 60 square metres of heated space and a retreat that met all the needs of a writer. I wanted my retreat to fit seamlessly into its environment and allow the writer a secluded, quiet, peaceful environment to work. The final concept was a balance between mass and light with a corten steel frame that enveloped the structure and connected physically to the site.
 West ElevationCAD and photoshop montage showing the final West elevation of the Writer's Retreat with the Corten Roof wrapping around the transparent, lightweight structure of the building. |  Photoshop montage with sketchupMontage showing the final Writer's Retreat in it's context. |  North ElevationThe North elevation of the Retreat showing the perforated cor-ten steel wall mimicking the landscape behind and allowing it blend seamlessly into the landscape. |
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 South Elevation |  PlanPlan showing the division of spaces in the interior that give the writer the privacy he/she needs in certain aspects and the open, accessible living space. |  Photoshop montageMontage showing an earlier idea for the Writer's Retreat |
 SketchConcept sketch for an earlier design. |  Sketchup model |
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