Designed for a young family on a site on the outskirts of Orange, NSW, C House enjoys amazing views of Mount Canobolas and orchards surrounding the site.The lower level of the house is partially cut into the site and topped with a green roof and clad in white precast concrete panels that give way to fine timber cladding and expansive timber framed windows at the northern end where the living areas open up to the garden, the pool and bush views at the back.

Secondary sleeping spaces sit in the upper level in a playfu'l ‘y’ shaped dual gabled forms which are oriented to capture northern and eastern light, and key views, one being to the Mountain, one being back to the family’s former property and one up the site to the bush view.

A myriad of building services are seamlessly integrated and largely unseen to the everyday users of the house which required significant consultation with service engineers and installers. Upper level cantilevers, detailing of concrete elements and integration of water management were similarly deftly handled through a productive collaboration with the structural engineer, with the final result being a series of calm, stripped back yet warm spaces for the owners. 

Whilst the property is grid connected, the project included a significant PV system with battery storage system and water storage sufficient to allow the property to operate off grid.