GREN CAN HOUSE
140 WOODLANDS RD
HUMPTY DOO NT 0836
PHOTOS: TROPPO ARCHITECTS
140 WOODLANDS RD
HUMPTY DOO NT 0836
PHOTOS: TROPPO ARCHITECTS
The "Green Can" house was designed by Troppo Architects founders Phil Harris and Adrian Welke. The house was built as a prototype for the City of Darwin after they had won a Low-Cost House Competition in 1981.
It was named after its vague resemblance to the VB can and was economical to build, climatically comfortable, easy to extend and used little energy.
The unique design challenged the idea that all housing built in Darwin after Cyclone Tracy had to be solid concrete boxes. Instead, the Green Can house embraced the tropical climate instead of shutting it out.
The house is orientated to catch breezes, is naturally ventilated has open plan spaces, high ceilings and walls of louvres to allow cross ventilation. The house's form, materials, response-to-climate strategy and planning made it stand out from the mediocrity of construction in post-Tracy Darwin.
It was named after its vague resemblance to the VB can and was economical to build, climatically comfortable, easy to extend and used little energy.
The unique design challenged the idea that all housing built in Darwin after Cyclone Tracy had to be solid concrete boxes. Instead, the Green Can house embraced the tropical climate instead of shutting it out.
The house is orientated to catch breezes, is naturally ventilated has open plan spaces, high ceilings and walls of louvres to allow cross ventilation. The house's form, materials, response-to-climate strategy and planning made it stand out from the mediocrity of construction in post-Tracy Darwin.