2024-05-03T17:44:38-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150007040/duality-tension-elegance-in-the-ivanhoe-house Julia Ingalls 2017-05-11T18:03:00-04:00 >2017-05-11T18:04:01-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6k/6kfycrwx43bhnjn7.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>How does one maintain excitement while embodying elegance? The artful tension of the Ivanhoe House, as designed by Billy Kavellaris of the Australian firm KUD, is an excellent example. Located in the Melbourne suburb of Ivanhoe, the single-story 370 square meter house initially engages visitors with its unusual aesthetics and then creates settings that are elegant without ever becoming staid. "The house is a clever orchestration of balancing tension that has created wondrous moments throughout. Ivanhoe house can be read as a conversation of dualities, of heavy and lightness, public and private and of light and darkness," as the architect explains in his project description.</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/ho/hofvsvmcc5mqy9lx.jpg"></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/px/px2lgakhpe6o9n15.jpg"></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/dr/dr2eomfkuvoroetq.jpg"></p><p>This conversation starts with the imposing rectilinear entryway, which combines weighty solidity with the allure of a luxurious glassed-in portico. During the day, the entryway resembles a black void, but at night with the lights on, it becomes a vividly lit domestic portal. The mass of the entryway is echoed by a...</p>