M1 Development of the water wall

Having to deal with the extreme temperatures of the western australian outback we needed to find a material that had a good thermal mass
we decided that as water has the highest thermal mass, and as we have to store alot on site to deal with the demands of living that it would be great to incorporate it into the design as the main building element

initial idea using water bladders in roof to create thermal mass in the area that will be most effected by temperature change
didn't work very well as attempting to use a light weight frame, the bladders would have been to heavy
not a very effective use of material



decided the best use of water as a thermal mass would be in the walls
wanted to show it off as the main idea so made it a bold statment
having gaps in the wall of clear plastic or a like material to show materiality



inspiration for aethetics of the wall from the ngv in melbourne
by making the whole wall clear it is possible to achieve maximum impact of its materiality and idea
experimentation with wall aesthetics
clear allows still for privacy but also light






chosen plan/ ideal for the final structure






in creating such a huge water wall, with an organic plan difficult not to divide up the space ruining the aesthetics created
by extending the wall so that the roon sit with in it being enveloped by it in only enhances the feel of the space