SEEING IS EXPRIENCING
VEILED HQ
Type: exterior & interior | Location: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | Status: completed | Completion time: 4 weeks
Client: Edition Office
Visualization: CUUB studio
Located in Hobart, the capital of Tasmania, the project is encountered as a singular entity within its city site, an enigmatic edifice within the public realm.
The upper floors are shrouded in a continuous custom-made matt black ceramic screen, each floor stepping out over the last, with the screens cascading down with the character of a dark mineral curtain. This elemental materiality, clarified earth, constructed with immense precision defines the clear identity and presence of the company without betraying its mystery and inner workings.
Emerging up to the rooftop terrace, the project takes on the low coastal scrub landscape and the natural stone surface of Tasmania’s rugged coastal edge. This elevated terrace provides a large space for social connection and mental rest, with views over the harbor and the Derwent River.
When the sun sets the glow of activity appears behind the screen, revealing the mass and form of the social spaces within.
During daylight hours, the ceramic screen façade passively shades and diffuses the natural sunlight, significantly reducing the heat load within.
When the sun sets the glow of activity appears behind the screen, revealing the mass and form of the social spaces within.
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