About

@LARGE™ we have the vision of creating a multidisciplinary practice, or affiliations, committed to defining inspiring and innovative ways to enhance our lifestyles and our natural environment. We believe that Architecture is more than just a building, and involves urbanism, cultural studies, technology and permaculture. Our work is informed by Integral theory and sustainability initiatives, ensuring more resilient and context responsive strategies and solutions.

Sense of Place

Lynch (1960), in “The Image of the City” introduces the concept of ‘imageability’, which he defines as that quality in a physical object which gives it a high probability of evoking a strong image in any given observer. It is that shape, colour, or arrangement which facilitates the making of vividly identified, powerfully structured, highly useful mental images of the environment. It might also be called legibility, or perhaps visibility in a heightened sense, where objects are not only able to be seen, but are presented sharply to the senses.

Heritage

“The Burra Charter advocates a cautious approach to change: do as much as necessary to care for the place and to make it useable, but otherwise change it as little as possible so that its cultural significance is retained.” - Burra Charter, 1999: preamble