Collection by Emma Marsano
Modern Australian Homes Part One
A few weeks ago we compiled our favorite homes in Sydney, Australia; now, check out some homes from the southern coast of the land down under.
The large, naturally lit kitchen is the heart of the house. Messmate-clad cupboards and huge expanses of glass dominate the space where Angelucci uses the sink, Gorman works at the kitchen island, and Pepa and Hazel look on. Play in the courtyard between the kitchen and garage is easily supervised and enclosed from the alley behind the house.
Courtyard House, Location: Somers Victoria Australia, Architect: Rowan Opat .Evolving from the notion of a series of outbuildings
on a greenfi eld site, principles of
passive solar design have informed this �courtyard
house�. The northern eaves respond directly to
shading becoming shallower in proportion to the
depth of space as experienced in the square plan.
As the dominant designed area, on this hectare
site, the courtyard both surrounds and is
surrounded by the house, creating a contained
space within an otherwise semi-rural block.
High ceilings and generous expanses of glass more than compensate for the lack of a second floor.
The addition is clad in grooved painted plywood and the new deck is made from blackbutt wood, the sort used for wharves.