The NGV Architecture Commission showing a timber external house frame on site in the gardens, with trees and blue sky visible, a advertising placard on the lawn in front of the structure.

Until 27 Apr

NGV Architecture Commission: Home Truth by Breathe

The 2024 NGV Architecture Commission offers a compelling vision for alternative home building in Australia. Home Truth, designed by architecture and design studio Breathe, is an installation that prompts reflection on how small-scale architecture can foster more sustainable, higher-quality and community-oriented living environments.

The project invites audiences into a space that questions the ethical and ecological impact of very large homes commonly built around Australia. Ranking among the largest in the world, the average Australian home is 236 square metres in size, ahead of the United States, the UK, France and Canada, as reported in 2020 by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Home Truth comprises an external house frame that represents the oversized silhouette of the average Australian home. Nestled inside the silhouette is a quiet, reflective timber volume that depicts the footprint of a smaller-scale house.

Date	Times
Wed 26 Mar	10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 27 Mar	10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 28 Mar	10:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 29 Mar	10:00am - 5:00pm
Sun 30 Mar	10:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 31 Mar	10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 1 Apr	10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 2 Apr	10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 3 Apr	10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 4 Apr	10:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 5 Apr	10:00am - 5:00pm
Sun 6 Apr	10:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 7 Apr	10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 8 Apr	10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 9 Apr	10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 10 Apr	10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 11 Apr	10:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 12 Apr	10:00am - 5:00pm
Sun 13 Apr	10:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 14 Apr	10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 15 Apr	10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 16 Apr	10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 17 Apr	10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 18 Apr	10:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 19 Apr	10:00am - 5:00pm
Sun 20 Apr	10:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 21 Apr	10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 22 Apr	10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 23 Apr	10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 24 Apr	10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 25 Apr	10:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 26 Apr	10:00am - 5:00pm
Sun 27 Apr	10:00am - 5:00pm