Sean Godsell Architects
It is the elegance of nature that creates even the appearance of simplicity. — Marilynne Robinson1
What Sean Godsell Architects has done in House in the Hills is of the utmost importance. Its physical and phenomenal clarity make it architectural poetry, while providing the kind of stability and rejuvenation that is much needed today – in architecture and beyond. In today’s world of practice, this consistency of endeavour and leading with architecture is both constructive and communal.
The appearance of simplicity is created primarily by the parasol structure: a completely rectilinear grid steel structure of three bays running north–south and four bays running east–west, with north and south cantilevers and operable panels. This parasol, which is
