JAPANESE HOUSE GATES & DOORS
This Canberra home was designed by DNA Architects and built by Pichelmann Custom Building Services with three types of recycled timber doors made in the Thor’s Hammer joinery.
The owner suffers from a hereditary degenerative disease, and so spent eight years researching and planning a high-performance, energy-efficient ‘forever’ home – one that can support his health now, and will remain comfortable and fully accessible should he require a wheelchair at some stage in the future.
The fit-out is serene in its simplicity. The primary living spaces, grouped around the north-facing Japanese zen courtyard to optimise solar gain, feature crisp white walls paired with timber-look porcelain tiles, punctuated by the recycled timber joinery and doors, plus triple-glazed timber windows.
The feature doors were designed by Thor’s Hammer in collaboration with the Pichelmann team. The design is based on traditional Japanese rice storehouse “Kura” doors, with grid work accented by wrought iron and traditional mesh screen ventilation replaced with glazed windows.
The home took out the award for the 2018 HIA Australian Specialised Housing project.
GARDEN GATES & ENTRANCE
DESCRIPTION This entrance and gates were carefully built with knock down joints and
pre assembled in the workshop at Thor’s Hammer. Then we took it apart, the parts were
numbered and delivered to site and the Pichelmann team assembled and installed it.
TIMBER SPECIES Recycled Blackbutt
FINISH Clean Dressed
OTHER MATERIALS Black smithed steel hinges, drop bolts and locking bolt custom made by Thor’s Hammer.
Head to the Doors product page to learn more, or contact us to make an enquiry.
KURA ‘STORE HOUSE’ DOOR
DESCRIPTION The design is based on traditional Japanese rice storehouse “Kura” doors, with grid work accented by wrought iron and traditional mesh screen ventilation replaced with glazed windows.
TIMBER SPECIES Recycled Blackbutt
FINISH Clean Dressed
OTHER MATERIALS Steel grid work, reinforced glass
Head to the Doors product page to learn more, or make an enquiry via the link below.
KURA ‘STORE HOUSE’ SLIDING DOORS
DESCRIPTION Internal sliding doors built to match the entry door
TIMBER SPECIES Recycled Blackbutt
FINISH Clean Dressed
OTHER MATERIALS Steel grid work, reinforced glass, sliding door hardware supplied by
Pichelmann Custom Building Services
Head to the Doors product page to learn more, or contact us to make an enquiry.
