Head Houses

Head houses exist within our built environment in many different sizes, uses and forms. They ‘pop-up’ as region indicators towards a subterranean program hidden beneath the surface level of our cities. These modern day obelisks remind our place in the city centre’s we work, live and play in. Occurring in various types, head houses seem to speak of both their immediate physical and social contexts. Additionally, head houses seem to radiate urban development schemes, act as nodal points along transportation systems, filter circulation below grade and stand proud as monumental cultural icons. The head house is an example of a small building that has a place in almost every culture in our world, ranging from the Egyptian Empire to our modern day societies.

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