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Urban Oasis

Our clients presented a challenging brief for a very large house to accommodate a family needing to manage particular physical and health needs. A house designed to universal access principles was essential. A lift was required for mobility, as was an indoor swimming pool. The home also needed to feel like a getaway, an oasis, and provide space where the family could come together but also enjoy time apart. Our client wanted a contemporary-styled unique and relaxing yet hard working home.

As a buildng designer with a responsibility to the neighbourhood, as well as our clients. Our design response is a highly articulated facade of tilted, chamfered Alucabond and Australian drystacked bluestone to balance weight, mass and materiality. We paired this with a reduction of facade windows to reduce the perception of the home's width. Internally, what could have felt vast with a house of this size instead feels cosy. Timber floors bring warmth, and upstairs a curved timber batten wall blurs the lines between hallway and gallery, and has become one of our clients favourite rooms in the home.

This home meets the care and spatial needs of the family through exceptionally considered design. It is respectful to the neighbourhood, modifying its size through clever detailing and facade treatment so as not to appear oversized. Despite its floor area of over 550 m2, we worked every square centimeter to ensure the home is bathed in natural light throughout, that it feels intimate, comforting and engaging for the family. Through providing a range of indoor, outdoor living, this home provides exceptional amenity - for all stages of life and ability - with high quality materials for durability and design integrity

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