A Precedent A Day. Entry #2: Klein Bottle House

The principal architects for this astounishing bold design are Rob McBride and Debbie-Lyn Ryan. This multi-award winning house is located on the down under of Melbourne, Australia. The initial concept was to have a holiday house that screams excitement and apparent extraordinary from monotonous daily lives, where one can get away from. Defining volume in three dimensional in different angle, a general concept of the Klein Bottle (a certain non-orientable surface with no distinct "inner" and "outside" sides) is developed profoundly to achieve it. Hence, the Klein Bottle House design. Though the design is distorted, it remain topologically the same, parallel to the concept of Klein Bottle.



The idea of traditional precedent is redefined with geometrical experiment of quirky design. With unique feature, the precedent still gives a comforting value. Many critizes the house as being an origami style of the Klein Bottle which seem to describe the house perfectly.

Klein Bottle House is basically centralled on a courtyard with a regal stairs connecting all levels, giving a sense of connection between inhabitants, a simple closure. The geometrical curling stairs, though confined to the center of the house, gives a sense of exposure to the natural surrounding.

Personally, the unique design is intriguing enough to make one love the general house idea. With cliche black and red colour concept for the exterior and interior of the house, it still looks grand and majestic, a brand new feel of any precedent.