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Issue 59 - The Life Outside Issue

Issue 59

The Life Outside Issue

Introducing the Life Outside issue of Habitus magazine. With life increasingly being absorbed into a digital space, there is never a more important moment to hold something tangible. In this context, the power of nature to have a physiological impact on our sense of wellbeing has never been more important. So how can we cultivate the benefits of the our natural environment in the most intimate of places – our homes? This was the question that helped to bring this issue of Habitus to life.

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Would you live in a Former Pigeon Shed?
HomesAndrew McDonald

Would you live in a Former Pigeon Shed?

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MCK has transformed a neglected inner city warehouse once full of pigeons into a home for a young couple and child… meet the Pigeon Shed.


The Pigeon Shed sees a once dilapidated space overrun with pigeons, transformed into a modern and stylish home for new family. The core idea behind the design was to breathe new life into the space while retaining and rebuilding as much of the existing structure as possible; to overlaying a new program without sacrificing the character and spatial experience the large warehouse offered.

A central triple height void offers up a dramatic entrance and gathering space, and also allows light to fall naturally through the building. The circulation paths in the house are expressed through concrete forms, crossing and spiraling through the open space. The main outdoor space of the Pigeon Shed flows naturally from the dining area, and holds a glass-fronted pool across its width.

Further outdoors, the contribution to the public sphere is a revitalized warehouse building both typical of the locale, yet unique amongst its surrounds. Introduced material and form to the external façade is intentionally industrial and contextual – steel, concrete and cement sheet.

Design decisions for both the personal and public arenas, as well as the selection of finishes and fittings, were deeply important to the clients, and matched with MCK’s philosophy that integrates disciplines of conservation, landscape, structure and service.

MCK Architects
mckarchitects.com

Photography by Richard Glover.

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Issue 59 - The Life Outside Issue

Issue 59

The Life Outside Issue

Introducing the Life Outside issue of Habitus magazine. With life increasingly being absorbed into a digital space, there is never a more important moment to hold something tangible. In this context, the power of nature to have a physiological impact on our sense of wellbeing has never been more important. So how can we cultivate the benefits of the our natural environment in the most intimate of places – our homes? This was the question that helped to bring this issue of Habitus to life.

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