The

Rose
Seidler
House
Harry Seidler, 1950

Jacqueline OBrien S3199481

Sophie Russell S3197291

TECHNOLOGY 3

Tutor: Rosanna Blacket

Part 1
The original

- Built on extensive property of 16acres in Woollahra, NSW,

on the edge of the public reserve Ku-ring-gai Chase
- The property is on a slope and looks north towards pano
ramic views
- Due to ample ground, and a desire r a single outlook, the
building is freely exposed on all sides so that varying views
of the surroundings become part of the interior.
- Plan separates living and sleeping and joins them with a cen
tral play space. This area can be used in conjunction with the
two alcove - type childrens rooms, by closing a free hanging
heavy curtain or it can be incorporated into the adults liv
ing space.
- Separation of the outdoor living areas on sides of the house
provide children play spaces, next to the service yard for
easy supervision form the kitchen. The adult outdoor living
spaces formed by a wind sheltered open air room which is
practically part of the general living area with its decorative
mural
- Access to the garden is provided by a fully suspended ply
wood core ramp which was intended to lead to a swimming
pool
- The rectangular mass of the building Is hollowed by the open
centre and the two story open well piercing the building verti
cally and admitting sunlight to the open play space below.
- In the plan the building seems to be anchored to the land
scape with the sandstone retaining walls.

Rose Seidler House

- Strong use of geometry. The juxtaposition of formal rectilinear elements

- had a Viennese tendency to see life in terms of theatre
- focussed more on the idea and the procedure when designing rather than the style
- Inspired by the conception of architecture as being essential contemporary and constructed out of the material and experi
ences of the 2oth century. A conception not xed, but one that was uid and capable of reinterpretation
- Seidlers design philosophy was based on an important methodology of approach, which brings into unison considerations of
social use, technology and aesthetic expression.
- This 3-sided simultaneous design process, comes from Seidler's teachers and mentors; Gropius and Breuer in the USA and Nie
meyer in Brazil with whom he studied and worked before commencing practice in the 1950s.
- Seidler house was pivotal for Australian architecture because of its cultural contrast rather than its technical which was dis
tinct to its thoroughness- seilder architecture was a mixture of American modernism, and peers Gropius, Breuer,
Albers and Niemeyer
- Purity of form were undiluted by historical residues or other stylistic impurities
- The Design of all of Seidlers Buildings, large or small, aims to become a "gesamtkunst werk", a totally integrated work of art,
with interior design, furnishings, equipment and selected artworks receiving equally dedicated attention to become a cohesive
whole.
- Studied at Harvard under Gropius and Breuer
- An Australian, learned his profession in the us and practiced in Australia
- Walter Gropius Harvard club is Boston: my intention is to introduce a method of approach which allows me to tackle a
problem according to its particular conditions it is not so much ready-made dogma that I want to teach, but an attitude to
the problems of or generation which is unbiased, original and elastic
- Albers taught Seidler to focus on the essentials of geometric structure, along with a more detached aesthetic orientation.
The principle of tensional composition the balance of unequals and the exploitation of strong visual contrasts counterpoint.
- Rose Seidler house references Le Corbusiers Villa Savoire, Prissy. Not in specic terms but as in simular spatial relationships
between the living area ad the terrace, and the terrace to the centre stairs as ell as the
garaging of the car.
- The design of the Rose Seidler house comes from the design of foxbrough
- People were most impressed with the light grey walls with mild grey carpets. Intersect
ed by black wall cabinets, desks and kitchen benches. Red, yellow and blue were used
on doors and curtains
- The ramp shows the connection with the environment
- The Rose Seidler house uses the plan that was made famous by Breuer. It was rectangu
lar, economical to construct and simple to expand.

Harry Seidler

Site Plan

Ground oor plan

First oor plan

Elevation

Elevation

Section

Part 2
The evaluation

FOUNDATION: on solid rock. Lower oor walls: Sandstone off the site
FLOOR: suspended reinforced concrete on 100mm diam. pipe columns, edge beams and 2 way reinforced slabs.
WALLS: 100mm X 50mm oregon studs 450mm o/c, diagonal 25mm rough boarding, tarpaper, nished with 100mm T. G. V-jointed Oregon boarding.
WINDOW FRAMES: 150mm X 50mm Oregon rebated frames and standard zinc sprayed steel casements with bronze roll-up y screen .
GLASS: 6mm plate, rough cast and Vitrolite (H. J Lancaster Pty. Ltd. ).
MURAL WALL AND RAMP CORE: 22mm Reswood waterproof plywood (Ralph Symonds Ltd.)
ROOF: 255mm X 50mm Oregon joists 460mm o/c, diagonal rough boarding, 100mm - 50mm cellconcrete insulation, 4 ply Flexstone 7kg asbestos
felt, white marble chips nish (Roof & Building Service Pty. Ltd.).
WALL INSULATION: 50mm Insulwool (Insulwool Products Pty. Ltd.).
FLASHING: 16 gauge copper.
DOORS: Flush hollow core, waterproof.
FLUOR. LIGHTING: 40 watt hot cathode tubes.
FLOOR TILES: 300mm X 300mm Asphalt tiles (Colonial Sugar Rening Co. Ltd., Building Materials Division).
HOT WATER SYSTEM: 80 gall. electric storage heater (Joseph Auto Hot Pty. Ltd.).
FURNITURE: Black stained solid core cabinets (P. E. Kafka)
CURTAINS: Crepe rayon (Burlington Mills Australia Ltd.).

Materials

IMPROVING YOUR RATING

FirstRate Report

The table below shows the current rating of your house and its potential for
improvement.

POOR
Star Rating

in Climate: 21

Current

-88

Potential

-88

-63 -62

GOOD

-29 -28

V. GOOD

-11 -10

6 7

18

19

Incorporating these design options will add the additional points required to achieve the
potential rating shown in the table Each point represents about a 1% change in energy efficiency.
This list is only a guide to the range of options that could be used.

1 STARS
SCORE:

Design options

Additional points

-88 POINTS

Ref No:

Name:
House Title:

AVERAGE

-101 -100

Point Score

HOUSE
ENERGY RATING
YOUR HOUSE ENERGY RATING IS:

0 Star

Rose Seidler House

Date:

25-08-2009

Address:
Kew
Reference:

B:\UNI\SECOND YEAR\...\PART 2\ENERGY RATING_09

This rating only applies to the floor plan, construction details, orientation and climate as submitted and included in the
attached Rating Summary. Changes to any of these could affect the rating.

Appliance Ratings
Heating:

Not Installed

Cooling:

Not Installed

HotWater:

Unknown Hot Water System / Unknown Rating

NOTE: The appliance ratings above are based on information provided by the applicant and are included for information purposes only.
They do not affect the House Energy Rating of the dwelling.

25-08-09 12:16:59 Ver:4.00 B:\UNI\SECOND YEAR\SECOND SEMESTER\TECH 3\PART 2\ENERGY RATING_09.08.25.1RT

First rate evaluation

25-08-09 12:16:59 Ver:4.00 B:\UNI\SECOND YEAR\SECOND SEMESTER\TECH 3\PART 2\ENERGY RATING_09.08.25.1RT

ORIENTATION
Orientation is one of the key factors which influences energy efficiency. This dwelling
will achieve different scores and star ratings for different orientations.
Current Rating

-88

FirstRate Mode
Climate: 21

RATING SUMMARY for:

Rose Seidler House, Kew

Assessor's Name:
Net Conditioned Floor Area:

476.0 m

Points

Largest windows in the dwelling;

Feature

Winter

Summer

Total

Direction : East
Area :
44 m

CEILING

-30

-18

-49

10

15

-18

-2

-20

-1

-6

-21

-27

Surface Area:

The table below shows the total score for the dwelling when these windows
face the direction indicated.
Note that obstructions overshadowing windows have been removed from all
windows in these ratings to allow better comparisons to be made between
orientations.
ORIENTATION

POINT SCORE

1. East

-88

2. South East

-89

3. South

-84

4. South West

-91

5. West

-93

6. North West

-91

7. North

-81

8. North East

-85

STAR RATING

64

Insulation:

-113

Insulation:

Mass:

Insulation:

-4

Mass:

17

WALL
Surface Area:

FLOOR
Surface Area:

AIR LEAKAGE (Percentage of score shown for each element)

Fire Place

59 %

Vented Skylights

13 %

Fixed Vents

0%

Windows

15 %

Exhaust Fans

2%

Doors

5%

Down Lights

0%

Gaps (around frames)

5%

DESIGN FEATURES
Cross Ventilation

ROOF GLAZING
Winter Gain

Winter Loss

-1

WINDOWS
Area

Window

Point Scores
Winter*
Loss

Winter Summer
Gain
Gain

Direction

m2

15

3%

-8

11

-2

53

11%

-25

20

-11

2%

-3

-1

39

8%

-18

14

-8

Total

115

24%

-53

47

-21

-27

%NCFA

Total

* Air movement over glazing can significantly increase winter heat losses. SEAV recommends heating/cooling
duct outlets be positioned to avoid air movement across glass or use deflectors to direct air away from glass.
The contribution of heavyweight materials to the window score is 6 points

RATING

SCORE

Winter

Summer

Total

-43

-36

-88*

* includes -8 points from Area Adjustment

Location
Is there More than One Storey ?
Is the Stairwell Separated by Doors ?
Is the Entry open to the Living Area ?
Area of Heavyweight Mass
Area of Lightweight Mass

Detailed House Data

House Details
HouseTitle
Suburb
FileCreated

Rose Seidler House

Kew
25-08-2009

Chimneys
Vents
Fans
Downlights
Skylights
Utility Doors
External Doors

Climate Details
State
Town
Postcode
Zone

VIC
Melbourne
3000
21

Floor Details
ID Construction
1 Concrete Slab on ground
2 Suspended Slab

Sub Floor
No Subfloor
NA

Upper Shared Foil

No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes

Carpet Ins RValue Area

No
R0.0
238.0m
Carp R0.0
238.0m

Wall Details
ID Construction
1 Weatherboard

Shared
Yes

Ins RValue Length

R0.0
127.0m

Height
3.9m

Ceiling Details
ID Construction
1 Flat - Suspended Slab
2 Flat - Framed

Shared
Yes
No

Foil
Yes
No

Ins RValue Area

R0.0
238.0m
R0.0
238.0m

Window Details
ID
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14

Dir
S
S
W
W
W
N
N
N
E
E
E
E
E
E

Height
2.3m
0.9m
3.0m
3.0m
3.0m
0.9m
0.6m
3.0m
3.0m
3.0m
3.0m
0.8m
3.0m
3.0m

Width
2.6m
2.5m
3.0m
4.0m
6.0m
1.7m
2.0m
4.0m
6.0m
3.0m
2.6m
2.5m
4.5m
1.0m

Utility
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No

Glass
SG
SG
SG
SG
SG
SG
SG
SG
SG
SG
SG
SG
SG
SG

Fixed &
Adj Eave
0.0m
0.0m
0.0m
0.0m
0.0m
0.0m
0.0m
0.0m
0.0m
0.0m
0.0m
0.0m
0.0m
0.0m

Frame
STEEL
STEEL
STEEL
STEEL
STEEL
STEEL
STEEL
STEEL
STEEL
STEEL
STEEL
STEEL
STEEL
STEEL

Curtain
CW
CW
CW
CW
CW
CW
CW
CW
CW
CW
CW
CW
CW
CW

Blind
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No

Obst
Width

Obst
Offset

LShape LShape
Left Fin Left Off

Fixed
Eave
0.0m
0.0m
0.0m
0.0m
0.5m
1.5m
0.0m
0.0m
0.5m
0.5m
0.5m
0.5m
0.5m
3.0m

Head to
Eave
0.0m
0.0m
0.0m
0.0m
0.5m
1.0m
0.0m
0.0m
0.5m
0.5m
0.5m
0.5m
0.5m
0.5m

Window Shading Details

Obst Obst
ID Dir
Height Width Height Dist
No shaded windows

LShape LShape
Right Fin Right Off

Sky Light Details

ID Dir
1 N

Tilt
30 degrees

Type
Double Clear

Zoning Details
Is there Cross Flow Ventilation ?

Good

Shade
No

Utility
Yes

Width
2.1m

Length
3.6m

Sealed
0
0
3
0
0
3
0

Unflued Gas Heaters

Percentage of Windows Sealed
Windows - Average Gap
External Doors - Average Gap
Gaps & Cracks Sealed

Rural
Yes
No
No
16m
0m
UnSealed
1
0
0
0
1
0
6
0
76%
Small
Small
Yes

Ventilation diagrams

Sun diagrams

Model of original house

Part 3
Material and servicing techniques

Benets:
- Takes advantage of earths thermal mass. The earths
thermal mass absorbs and retains heat.
The heat is released to surrounding areas such as an
earth shelter. Because of earths high density, tem
perature change occurs slowly. This is known as ther
mal lag.
- relative constant temperature.
- Protection from natural ele
ments.
- Energy savings.
- Substantial privacy.
- Efcent use of land in urban set
ting.
- Low maintenance requirements.
- Takes advantage of passive so
lar design.

Earth Sheltering

Construction methods:
Walls most commonly used
are reinforced concrete. On
the outside of the concrete
a waterproong system is
applied. Most frequent system includes a layer of asphalt onto a heavy grade
waterproong membrane is
axed followed by a nal
liquid sealant which maybe
sprayed on. One or more
layers of insulation board
is required. After walls are
complete the earth is backlled into the remaining
space.

Structural
methods:
Reinforced concrete
is the most commonly
used material. Untreate
d wood rots within 5
years. Steel can be
used, but needs to be
incased by concrete to
keep it from direct contact with the soils which
corrodes metal. Bricks
and CMUs are also
possible options. Alternative options such as
Grancrete and Hycrete
are available.

Waterproong methods:
Reinforced concrete
is the most commonly
used material. Untreate
d wood rots within 5
years. Steel can be
used, but needs to be
incased by concrete to
keep it from direct contact with the soils which
corrodes metal. Bricks
and CMUs are also
possible options. Alternative options such as
Grancrete and Hycrete
are available.

Insulation:
Requires insulation on
the exterior
- not interior.
Provides protection for
waterproofing membrane. Two
main types
of insulation
are; closed
celled polstyrene sheets
and spray on
foam.

Furniture:

Doors:

Reclaimed timber from old buidlings, old bridge and wharf sections, railway sleepers, etc. can
be used for ooring, furniture and facade treatment. The reuse of previously used timbers proivides an alternative to wasteful new and expensive materials.

Reclaimed timber

Flooring:

Environmentally Friendly products we have looked at:

Flooring: plantation bamboo
Insulation: glaresheild
Thermal mass: concrete slab stone
Extrude east eave as a shading devise
Heating: hydronic heated slab
Water: grey water recycling (biological treatment)
Flashing: polythene or EPDM
Frame: stud wall frame
Windows and External doors: sustainable durable wood
Interior walls: hardboard wood faced hollow core
Stairs: reclaimed timbre

  




 

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Paving: concrete slab w/ recycled aggregate

Reclaimed timbre studs & doors

Materials Used

FLOORING: Bamboo Plantation

Insulation: glaresheild

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Part 4
re-design

In our redesign of the Rose Seidler House we wanted to maintain Seidlers principles while reinterpreting them into the Australian context. To achieve this our major moves were; to earth shelter a corner
into the landscape, to extend the eaves on the north and east elevationto provide adequate shading, rearranging of oorplans to make the living areas face north to maximise solar penetration.
re-design specications:
Foundation: on solid rock. Lower oor wall: Sandstone off the site.
Floor: suspended re-inforced concrete pipe columns, edge beams and hydronic heated slabs.
Walls: steel studs and hardboard- wood faced hollow core.
Window frames and doors: sustainable durable timber.
Glass: double galzed. Stairs: reclaimbed timber.
Ramp: sustainable durable timber.
Wall insulation: glareshield.
Water systems: rainwater and grey water tank.
Flashing: EDPM.
Paint: natural paint stain and varnish, mineral paint for exterior.
Drainage: vitried clay for below ground drainage.
Pipework: polyethylene.
Paving: concrete slab w/ recycled aggregate.
Earth sheltering and green roof: reinforced concrete, liquid asphalt, close celled polystyrene and eco-ex for waterproong.

Intial re-design

Exterior view

Interior view from kitchen

Exterior view

Model of eco-redesign

Final drawings

9am June

12pm June

5pm June

9am Sept

12pm Sept

5pm Sept

9am Dec

12pm Dec

5pm Dec

Shading diagrams

Ventilation diagram

booster then sends

energy to
the required
places

Electricity to Kitchen
Providing Power for all Electricity
Heating the Slab and putting
excess electricity back into the grid

Power diagram

Water diagram

Thermal mass diagram

ORIENTATION
Orientation is one of the key factors which influences energy efficiency. This dwelling
will achieve different scores and star ratings for different orientations.

FirstRate Report

Current Rating

in Climate: 21

Direction : North
Area :
45 m
The table below shows the total score for the dwelling when these windows
face the direction indicated.
Note that obstructions overshadowing windows have been removed from all
windows in these ratings to allow better comparisons to be made between
orientations.

SCORE:

6 STARS
32 POINTS

Ref No:

Name:
House Title:

ORIENTATION

Rose Seidler House

Date:

Largest windows in the dwelling;

HOUSE
ENERGY RATING
YOUR HOUSE ENERGY RATING IS:

32

POINT SCORE

1. North

32

2. North East

23

3. East

17

4. South East

5. South

13

6. South West

17

7. West

28

8. North West

31

STAR RATING

12-10-2009

Address:
Studley Park, Kew
Reference:

B:\UNI\SECOND YEAR\...\TECH 3\PART 4\09

This rating only applies to the floor plan, construction details, orientation and climate as submitted and included in the
attached Rating Summary. Changes to any of these could affect the rating.

Appliance Ratings
Heating:

HYDRONIC SLAB WATER HEATER

Cooling:

Not Installed

HotWater:

RAIN WATER TANKS??

NOTE: The appliance ratings above are based on information provided by the applicant and are included for information purposes only.
They do not affect the House Energy Rating of the dwelling.

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First Rate on re-design

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Detailed House Data

FirstRate Mode
Climate: 21

House Details
RATING SUMMARY for:

Rose Seidler House, Studley Park, Kew

Assessor's Name:
Net Conditioned Floor Area:

462.0 m

HouseTitle
Suburb
FileCreated

Points

Feature

Winter

Summer

Total

CEILING

12

13

-2

-1

Surface Area:

Insulation:

10

-1

Insulation:

WALL
Surface Area:

Mass:

-9

Insulation:

Mass:

AIR LEAKAGE (Percentage of score shown for each element)

Fire Place

8%

Vented Skylights

0%

Fixed Vents

0%

Windows

33 %

Exhaust Fans

24 %

Doors

23 %

Down Lights

0%

Gaps (around frames)

12 %

DESIGN FEATURES
Cross Ventilation

ROOF GLAZING
0

Winter Loss

Direction

30

-12

17

WINDOWS
Area

Window
m2

Point Scores

%NCFA

Winter*
Loss

Winter Summer
Gain
Gain

Floor Details
ID Construction
1 Concrete Slab on ground
2 Suspended Slab

Sub Floor
No Subfloor
NA

Upper Shared Foil

No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes

Carpet Ins RValue Area

No
R0.0
238.0m
No
R0.0
238.0m

ID
2
4
5

Construction
Weatherboard
Concrete 150mm Int+Ext
Weatherboard

Shared
No
No
No

Ins RValue
R2.0
R2.0
R2.0

Length
23.0m
14.2m
62.5m

Height
2.6m
3.0m
5.0m

Ceiling Details
ID Construction
1 Flat - Framed

Shared
No

Foil
Yes

Ins RValue Area

R5.0
238.0m

Window Details

45

10%

-9

30

-5

38

8%

-7

14

-5

1%

-1

10

2%

-2

-1

Total

99

21%

-19

49

-12

17

* Air movement over glazing can significantly increase winter heat losses. SEAV recommends heating/cooling
duct outlets be positioned to avoid air movement across glass or use deflectors to direct air away from glass.
The contribution of heavyweight materials to the window score is 17 points

0
21

Total

RATING

State
Town
Postcode
Zone

Wall Details

Winter Gain

Climate Details

-4

FLOOR
Surface Area:

Rose Seidler House

Studley Park, Kew
12-10-2009

SCORE

Winter

Summer

Total

55

-15

32*

ID
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13

Dir
N
N
N
N
E
E
E
E
S
S
W
W
W

Height
3.0m
3.0m
3.0m
2.6m
3.0m
0.8m
3.0m
2.6m
1.4m
1.2m
3.0m
2.6m
2.6m

Width
6.2m
4.5m
1.3m
3.4m
6.2m
2.5m
4.7m
1.3m
1.1m
3.8m
1.5m
1.0m
1.0m

Utility
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No

Glass
DG
DG
DG
DG
DG
DG
DG
DG
DG
DG
DG
DG
DG

Fixed &
Adj Eave
0.0m
0.0m
0.0m
0.0m
0.0m
0.0m
0.0m
0.0m
0.0m
0.0m
0.0m
0.0m
0.0m

Frame
TIMB
TIMB
TIMB
TIMB
TIMB
TIMB
TIMB
TIMB
TIMB
TIMB
TIMB
TIMB
TIMB

Curtain
HP
HP
HP
HP
HP
HP
HP
HP
HP
HP
HP
HP
HP

Blind
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No

Obst
Width

Obst
Offset

LShape LShape
Left Fin Left Off

Fixed
Eave
0.0m
0.0m
0.0m
0.7m
1.5m
1.5m
1.5m
4.2m
0.0m
0.5m
0.0m
1.0m
1.0m

Head to
Eave
0.0m
0.0m
0.0m
2.6m
3.2m
3.2m
3.2m
2.6m
0.0m
1.8m
0.0m
2.6m
2.6m

* includes -8 points from Area Adjustment

Window Shading Details

Obst Obst
Height Width Height Dist
ID Dir
No shaded windows

LShape LShape
Right Fin Right Off

Zoning Details
Is there Cross Flow Ventilation ?

Good

Air Leakage Details

Location
Is there More than One Storey ?
Is the Stairwell Separated by Doors ?
Is the Entry open to the Living Area ?
Is the Entry Door Weather Stripped ?
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Suburban
Yes
No
Yes
Yes

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Area of Heavyweight Mass

Area of Lightweight Mass
Chimneys
Vents
Fans
Downlights
Skylights
Utility Doors
External Doors

Sealed
1
0
0
0
0
0
0

Unflued Gas Heaters

Percentage of Windows Sealed
Windows - Average Gap
External Doors - Average Gap
Gaps & Cracks Sealed

21.3m
21.3m
UnSealed
0
0
3
0
0
3
4
0
68%
Small
Small
Yes

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