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Fall 2018

Means of Expression: Concrete is so much more than just a construction material in this new home

by Paul Taylor

EXCERPT:

While many of us might view concrete as just another construction material, for designer FuTung Cheng it’s so much more.

“Of course it can function entirely as a structural material, but for me it’s also means of expression,” he says.

“It imitates anything you press against it – rough or smooth. I use it with integral colour and texture, so it becomes a lot more expressive than any other material.”

That relish in the versatility of concrete is apparent in his design of the home featured here, a 560m² family home on a 4000m² suburban site. The house itself is a cluster of five distinct structures – the two-storey main house, office, guest house, meditation centre and the garage.

Cheng’s aesthetic approach to concrete helps mark out the different elements on the front facade, with a double-storey wall of textured, board-formed concrete used on the main house, while the single storey office is in smooth-faced concrete.

All the concrete work in the house was fabricated and detailed by the designer, often creating hands-on, spontaneous compositions.

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