Skygarden
Skygarden has its genesis in tessellated ornament, in the colour fields of abstract art, in the hanging gardens of Babylon, and in James Turrell’s immersive installations where sensory deprivations eventually give rise to figments (and pigments) of imagination.
In some cultures, it is thought that certain geometries are a bridge to the spiritual world; a window to the infinite above. Similarly, practitioners of abstract art seek to liberate composition and colour from the realms of the known. A lifelong pilot, Turrell has cultivated a fascination for light, atmospheres, and their unearthly effects.
Sandwiched between two terraces, Skygarden is punctuated by three pigmented light shafts lined in tessellated tiles, drawing sunlight and colour deep into its chambers. In the course of a day, each of the shafts passes through phases of luminance and shadow, bathing the house in an ever-changing wash of mixed hues.
| Location | Albert Park |
| Completed | 2022 |
| Construction | Title Building Projects |
| Landscape | Renata Fairhall |
| Photography | Tom Ross |
| Details | See floorplans |
a single droplet
warmed by sun,
draws light into its prism:
fanning whites into greens,
into pinks and blues
once a wave / a particle,
now a symphony
of colour;
a delicate song
blossoms in the sky.
The Summit
A curved wall of glass emulates the roof form, bending inwards to create a side courtyard. With glass and garden on all sides, the house is awash with natural light.Malvern
The Summit
, grounded and lofty.
Silver Lining
If every storm cell has a silver lining, it’s that the girls have tired of sodden socks and finally agreed to join us up here in our fancy new living room. The fridge is here too, which can’t have hurt. From where I’m sitting, I can see the weather overhead through the high window. I can also see across the park to where a young family are stranded on the play equipment. If they could get themselves afloat on one of those bright plastic tubes, I reckon I could chuck a rope over and pull them in.Silver Lining
, everybody needs an ark.
Park Life
Curious neighbours slow their cars. From between the trees across a vast nature strip, a fence-like shed with a cyclops eye peers back at them. ‘Whose world is this?’ they ask.Williamstown North