007House and a Half
Date: 2024Scale: 201m2Type: House
Photos: Clinton WeaverBuild: Planbuild ProjectsGarden: Tarn
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House and a Half is a conversation between two new volumes and the site. First - an addition to a Federation terrace expanding sleeping/living areas, and second - a garage/secondary dwelling addressing the laneway. A series of courtyards, skylights, and green roofs connect these volumes, the adjacent shared greenery and the sky.
The new volumes provide a platform for living with direct engagement with the outside - punctuated in sequence with a range of garden and sky moments as you navigate through the space. A glass bridge connects the upper-level areas whilst allowing daylight and spatial volume to the centre of the house. Thenorthern aspect of the rear allows winter sun to penetrate deep into the living room through the bare sculptural limbs of the Frangipani trees. As the warmer months approach, their foliage returns, providing summer shade to the rear terrace in concert with a carefully positioned plate awning.