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Coconut Crab is an environmentally regenerative ceramic studio which
offsets its embodied energy by 149 times over a 50 year assessment. It
is designed in collaboration with the client, Casa Adams Fine Wares and
landscape architect Jason Monaghan in the backyard of Casa Adam's family
home in Inner West Sydney. Casa Adam's aim is to encourage preservation
and curiosity of marine life through meticulously painted, hand-made
porcelain plates. The biggest example being the giant tiled Coconut Crab
climbing the facade. The studio design flexibly caters to ceramic
production, educational workshops and business administration. It is
located to the rear of the site, across from their existing family home.
The dwellings equally share a thriving native landscape which supports
vulnerable endemic frog, bird and insect species and an edible garden.
The strategic planning and placement was further complemented by the use
of recycled materials, recycled double glazed doors and windows,
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