Creating uplifting, useful, comfortable and sustainable contemporary spaces for a young family of four that could easily change over time was the driver for the design.
Off the open public concourse of halls, kitchen, living and dining rooms, rooms are designed for multiple uses as the family evolves. All have unique qualities that optimise their location and aspect. The diversity of items stored, both on display and out of sight, produced unique joinery units.
The upper level is naturally lit in a recycled plywood ceiling via an insulated transparent fibreglass roof giving even light throughout the day for creative tasks.
For a family committed to sustainability, five rain water tanks collect water for garden use, windows are constantly adjusted to direct air over thick internal masonry walls for heating and cooling, water is solar heated, power is 100% green, the pool is solar heated, five worms farms and three composters use precious kitchen scraps to feed the extensive vegetable garden.
Dense native plantings to the south provide a privacy buffer to the street while attracting native birds. An exotic garden to the north provides scented flowering tress, fruit and vegetables.
