'the klein bottle house' by rob mcbride
'the klein bottle house' by rob mcbride

the klein bottle house is located in rye, australia and designed by rob mcbride. the unusual home design
was inspired by its namesake: the klein bottle. this 19th century invention is used to describe a form
which has no distinguishable inside or outside. the architects also wanted to move away from the paradigm
of designing buildings based on orthogonal methods and instead embrace the complexity inherent with
computer aided design (cad). while the design embraced mathematics and digital design it also references
the vernacular australian cement sheet beach house. the house recently won the harold desbrowe-annear
award in architecture. it is made from concrete sheets and black metal, which are both folded and twisted
to create the multitude of angles.
http://www.mcbridecharlesryan.com.au




That is an amazing house! I wish there were architects that did that in the USA!
aalbright 10.27.08
pure stealth form
will randall 10.27.08
Our plastering team were proud to complete the plastering on this exciting and complex project
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george 10.29.08
too cool, just perfect ! it's interesting from every angle.
dragos 10.31.08
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