Designed in collaboration with client and designers Jonathan Goss and Cathy Ellegard, this 230 sqm footprint utilises skillfully crafted and organised spaces to deliver a family home in a modest space without compromising on design. Adaptive spaces are able to be opened up or closed down to suit the family’s needs, allowing the couple and their two children to live and work alongside each other.
The sloping site allows the main living spaces and bedrooms to be raised above the driveway for privacy and views. Sculpted concrete steps lead to the entry, with the dramatic backdrop of the Remarkables mountain range beyond.
The open plan living, dining and kitchen spaces form the heart of the home, with generous ceiling height drawing light into the home and creating a feeling of openness.
The kitchen and dining areas connect with outdoor entertaining areas to extend living spaces with a natural indoor-outdoor flow. The elevated living areas take in mountain and lake views, and capture the movement of sun throughout the day. Socialising is oriented around the kitchen, with a window seat providing opportunity for a moment of retreat.
To the south of the kitchen a sunken lounge enhances the feeling of height. Here the gabled end of the living area has been angled to perfectly frame the expansive vistas across the lake towards Cecil Peak, which open up further as you step down into the space.
The home is evidence of the successful collaborative relationship between architect and client, crafted to perfectly suit the clients’ lifestyle and suggestive of their own personality. The result is a home that is warm, friendly, restful and comfortable.
