Publisher: Mess Books, ISBN: 9780645586084, Author: Anderson Architects, with words by Lucia Amies edited by Rose Onans, Photographer: Ben Hoksing, Format: Paperback, 160 X 230 mm, 75pp
Jan Juc Studio paints a portrait of a deceptively simple, silver building on Victoria’s Surf Coast, home to Eldridge Anderson Architects director Jeremy Anderson.
More than a decade ago, Jeremy first penned ideas for his new family home during a pivotal visit to Kenninji Temple in Kyoto – an encounter that bore similar traits of prospect and refuge to Glenn Murcutt’s Jamberoo House, which Jeremy had visited years earlier. These memories are but two of many embedded in Eldridge Anderson’s approach to the design of Jan Juc Studio, hinting at a rich vocabulary of local and international precedents interwoven throughout the architecture.
Aiming to unravel the building’s inherent complexities, writer Lucia Amies has penned an analysis of its architectural elements, while photographer Ben Hosking has captured a series of monochromatic stills on film. Edited by Rose Onans and produced by Mess Books, Jan Juc Studio is a homage to the studio’s considered approach to architecture.