{"id":39238,"date":"2019-03-05T15:01:07","date_gmt":"2019-03-05T15:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/?p=39238"},"modified":"2019-03-05T15:01:07","modified_gmt":"2019-03-05T15:01:07","slug":"light-vault-house-by-chamberlain-architects-in-brighton-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/light-vault-house-by-chamberlain-architects-in-brighton-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"Light Vault House by Chamberlain Architects in Brighton, Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-39238 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Light Vault House by Chamberlain Architects in Brighton, Australia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-39239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_1-750x563.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-full-width=\"800\" data-full-height=\"600\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-39239'>\n\t\t\t\tLight Vault House by Chamberlain Architects in Brighton, Australia\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The brief for this project began with \u201cwe want a concrete bunker.\u201d Equally as excited by concrete, there was mutual trust and connection between our client and ourselves from the very early stages of the design process.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-39238 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Light Vault House by Chamberlain Architects in Brighton, Australia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-39240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_2-750x1125.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-full-width=\"800\" data-full-height=\"1200\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-39240'>\n\t\t\t\tLight Vault House by Chamberlain Architects in Brighton, Australia\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Situated on an exposed corner site, privacy from the street was central to the brief. Given the desire for privacy and the client\u2019s love of concrete, they were keen to reduce the number of windows, leaving the public facade as uninterrupted as possible.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-39238 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1170\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Light Vault House by Chamberlain Architects in Brighton, Australia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-39241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_3-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_3-768x1123.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_3-700x1024.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_3-750x1097.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-full-width=\"800\" data-full-height=\"1170\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-39241'>\n\t\t\t\tLight Vault House by Chamberlain Architects in Brighton, Australia\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>As a practice interested in volume and daylight and how these can draw out the richness of materials, the challenge was to unearth these opportunities whilst avoiding punctures to either street facade. By carving skylights and courtyards through the building mass, we were able to draw light into the space.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-39238 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Light Vault House by Chamberlain Architects in Brighton, Australia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-39242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_4-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_4-768x1104.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_4-712x1024.jpg 712w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_4-750x1078.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-full-width=\"800\" data-full-height=\"1150\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-39242'>\n\t\t\t\tLight Vault House by Chamberlain Architects in Brighton, Australia\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>A planted courtyard draws light into the entry and formal dining space. The dining space is enclosed by glazed doors, allowing light to penetrate through the hallway. A skylight over the double height entry washes light down the off-form concrete wall, highlighting the subtle changes in colour and texture. A skylight over the ensuite bath similarly highlights the figured character of the marble wall lining.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-39238 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Light Vault House by Chamberlain Architects in Brighton, Australia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-39243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_5.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_5-332x222.jpg 332w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_5-664x443.jpg 664w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_5-688x459.jpg 688w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_5-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_5-750x501.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-full-width=\"800\" data-full-height=\"534\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-39243'>\n\t\t\t\tLight Vault House by Chamberlain Architects in Brighton, Australia\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Whilst the external face is monochromatic and austere, the interior \u2013 by contrast \u2013 is richly textured. The warm timber battened ceiling offsets the cool tones of the concrete, whilst also acoustically softening the space. Oak joinery, heavily figured marbles, sheer drapery and delicate light fittings are the softer counterpart to the harder concrete architecture.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-6' class='gallery galleryid-39238 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1204\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_6.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Light Vault House by Chamberlain Architects in Brighton, Australia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-39244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_6.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_6-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_6-768x1156.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_6-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_6-750x1129.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-full-width=\"800\" data-full-height=\"1204\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-39244'>\n\t\t\t\tLight Vault House by Chamberlain Architects in Brighton, Australia\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The result is Light Vault house with a bold but private street presence enclosing a light filled, richly textured and layered interior.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-7' class='gallery galleryid-39238 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1171\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_7.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Light Vault House by Chamberlain Architects in Brighton, Australia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-39245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_7.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_7-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_7-768x1124.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_7-700x1024.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_7-750x1098.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-full-width=\"800\" data-full-height=\"1171\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-39245'>\n\t\t\t\tLight Vault House by Chamberlain Architects in Brighton, Australia\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1172\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_8.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Light Vault House by Chamberlain Architects in Brighton, Australia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-39246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_8-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_8-768x1125.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_8-699x1024.jpg 699w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_8-750x1099.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-full-width=\"800\" data-full-height=\"1172\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-39246'>\n\t\t\t\tLight Vault House by Chamberlain Architects in Brighton, Australia\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1066\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_9.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Light Vault House by Chamberlain Architects in Brighton, Australia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-39247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_9.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_9-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_9-768x1024.jpg 768w, 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aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-39249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_11.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_11-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_11-750x501.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-full-width=\"800\" data-full-height=\"534\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-39249'>\n\t\t\t\tLight Vault House by Chamberlain Architects in Brighton, Australia\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_12.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Light Vault House by Chamberlain Architects in Brighton, Australia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-39250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_12.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_12-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_12-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_12-750x501.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-full-width=\"800\" data-full-height=\"534\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-39250'>\n\t\t\t\tLight Vault House by Chamberlain Architects in Brighton, Australia\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1146\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_13.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Light Vault House by Chamberlain Architects in Brighton, Australia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-39251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_13.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_13-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_13-768x1100.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_13-715x1024.jpg 715w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_13-750x1074.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-full-width=\"800\" data-full-height=\"1146\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-39251'>\n\t\t\t\tLight Vault House by Chamberlain Architects in Brighton, Australia\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_14.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Light Vault House by Chamberlain Architects in Brighton, Australia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-39252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_14.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_14-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_14-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_14-750x563.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-full-width=\"800\" data-full-height=\"600\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-39252'>\n\t\t\t\tLight Vault House by Chamberlain Architects in Brighton, Australia\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_15.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Light Vault House by Chamberlain Architects in Brighton, Australia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-39253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohomod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/light_vault_house_15.jpg 800w, 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