Hard Core
44 Wells Parade, Blackmans Bay
Sunday, Nov 08
Architect: Matt Williams Architects (2025)
Earth As Architecture
What happens when one material becomes the heart of a home?
Tucked behind an existing property and wrapped in garden, Hard Core is a small house with a big idea. Designed by Matt Williams Architects, the home explores what can happen when a single architectural element is given many different roles.
At its centre is a massive rammed earth core. Every movement through the house brings you into contact with it, around it, through it or over it. Far more than a structural feature, the earth becomes the organising element of the home.
Look closer and discover how the rammed earth walls help moderate temperature, soften light and improve acoustics, creating a home that feels grounded, calm and tactile.
And then there is the simple pleasure of it. Earth becomes something solid, beautiful and deeply connected to the experience of living.
Come and have a look, touch the walls, follow the spaces around the earth and discover how one material can shape an entire home.
Open: Sun 8 Nov, 10.00am – 1.00pm
Location
Blackmans Bay
Building Type
Residential
Architectural Period
Contemporary (2001-current)
Features
Architectural Design
New to Program
Accessibility
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![Open House Hobart and the Emerging Architects and Graduates Network (EmAGN) Tasmania @emagn_tas would like to thank everyone who kindly bid in this year's annual Sheltered [Ground] Silent Auction.
We watched the last-minute bidding war on some items (looking at your chair, @other_furniture_) with absolute glee; because, together, you helped raise over $8000 for the Hobart Women's Shelter @hobartwomensshelter. Legends. THANK YOU!!
If you missed out on an item, but you'd still like to support HWS, please head to the link in bio to make a donation. Your financial help plays a critical role in supporting service delivery and therapeutic programs, and fund strategic projects such as building long-term homes. Such programs provide opportunities for women and children to lead independent and fulfilling lives.
Finally, congratulations to those who outbid everyone else – enjoy your beautiful pieces, knowing there's a string of jealous individuals who missed out. Don't worry! We'll do it all again next year.
Image: Isabel and Elsie, prototype houses for Hobart Women's Shelter, by Christopher Clinton Architect @christopher__clinton with Core Collective Architects @core_collective | Photographer: Nina Hamilton @nina.hamilton.photo](https://openhousehobart.org/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)