Cloud Street by Steffen Welsch Architects
Cloud Street is a house located in Northcote, Australia. Designed by the architecture studio Steffen Welsch Architects and completed in 2021, the project features walls that are angled and ceilings that slope to create an irregular floor plan. The design considers how sunlight and greenery engage with the home and its surroundings.

Cloud Street Was Economically Constructed Around A Rammed Earth Spine
The street frontage is casual in its presence and once entered through an outside lobby, you find yourself in an organic array of rooms, a design move directly responding to the diverse and evolving needs of today’s family.

Cloud Street House Features A Thoughtful Arrangement Of Four Functional Zones
Wanting to create an organism that virtually contracts and expands, we chose our rooms not to be rectangular: walls are angled, and ceilings sloped. The form of Cloud Street is broken down into small parts that are held together by two sleeping pavilions, parents at the rear, children and guests at the front. Whereas the parents’ wing is secluded with a staircase tucked behind the kitchen leading to the main bedroom with a private terrace, the kids’ wing features an open circular timber staircase, a fireman’s pole and access to a garden that can engage with the street.

Selecting Timbers That Mature Gracefully Symbolises Cloud Street’s Connection To Nature
A light-controlling verandah, strategically placed windows for natural ventilation and thick walls with integrated automated awnings ensure stable indoor temperatures, reducing reliance on artificial climate control. Clad in timber destined to mature gracefully, it symbolizes a symbiotic relationship with nature.

Cloud Street House Integrates With Its Community To Create A Home



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