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Tentsmuir Forest, Dundee photo © Thomas Deckker 2007
2 Beach House Projects
2020-21/

Thomas Deckker Architect: Standard House Types, Brasília
Standard House Types, Brasília
2020

Thomas Deckker Architect: 3 Tower House Projects
3 Tower House Projects
2018-20
Thomas Deckker Architect: Project for a Penthouse, London
Some Nice Ideas for a Penthouse
2015

Thomas Deckker Architect: Project for Private Houses and a Tenement, Dundee
Some Nice Ideas for Dundee
2013

Thomas Deckker Architect: Offices for a Brazilian Company, London
Offices for a Brazilian Company
London
2011-12

Thomas Deckker Architect: Duval Renovation, Brasília
Duval Apartment Renovation
Brasília, Brazil
2009-10

Thomas Deckker Architect: landscape urbanism, Abu Dhabi
Some Nice Ideas for Abu Dhabi
2010

Thomas Deckker Architect: 2 Development Studies, London
2 Development Studies
London
2004

Thomas Deckker: Magalhães House
Magalhães House
QL18, Brasília, Brazil
1997 - 2001

Thomas Deckker: Moore House Project
Moore House Project
Algarve, Portugal
1994-95

superquadra model
Superquadra Penthouse Project
Brasília, Brazil
1993 - 2001

Thomas Deckker: Clínica de Câncer, Brasília
Clínica de Câncer, Brasília
SHLS, Brasília, Brazil
1995

Thomas Deckker: Magalhães Project
Magalhães Project
QI26, Brasília, Brazil
1993-95

Thomas Deckker: Thompson House
Thompson House Project
Cambridge, England
1992

Thomas Deckker: Camara Municipal Competition Entry 1989
3 Competition Entries for Brazil
1989-90

Thomas Deckker Architect: 'Brasília' Table
'Brasília' Table
1990

Thomas Deckker: Soares Apartment Renovation
Soares Apartment Renovation
Brasília, Brazil
1987

Thomas Deckker: Moore House
Moore House
Gerrards Cross, England
1984-87

Thomas Deckker Architect: Small Tower House
Thomas Deckker Architect: Plans of Craig Castle, Aberdeenshire
redrawn from Canmore DP 231142

3 Tower House Projects

I thought it might be interesting to explore the spatial arrangement of a tower house in designs to be built now. Tower houses have a particular plan form, of large rooms surrounded by small rooms and with very deep window alcoves which almost constitute rooms in themselves. They have rigorous discipline in the plan which juxtaposes circulation spaces and rooms in a satisfying way. The discipline of the plan accentuates the sensuous experience of the space: light, shadow, depth, movement, volume, enclosure. In fact, without discipline there can be no sensuality.

The projects evolved at 3 sizes: a large tower house with 3 staircases, a small tower house with 1 staircase, and a tower house with ladders and 1 room on each floor.

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Thomas Deckker Architect: Elcho Tower House Study
Elcho Castle
photograph © Thomas Deckker 2012
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