Colo Crossings
"Benn and Penna Architects has woven the natural environment with the built form, balancing the rough and raw with the contained to create a home that is unique to, yet in unison with, the landscape."
The Local Project
"The home was imagined as a retreat away from the urban context and ensuring its immersion amongst the natural environment was an essential part of that narrative."
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"Colo Crossings sits deliberately darkened amongst the mottled greens of the surrounding landscape as both a disguised and respectful insertion."
The Local Project
"The interaction between the form and the landscape derives from a philosophy suggesting that the built form should sit gently on, and interact effortlessly with, the existing environment."
The Local Project
"sight lines carry directly through the house and highlight the landscape's presence."
The Local Project
"As its own protected outpost, Colo Crossings is an idyllic escape. Benn and Penna Architects has utilised the humble and efficient structure of the shipping container to craft a unique and celebrated place of retreat."
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