Our brief for this two storey dwelling was for a family home consisting of 3 bedrooms, a study and all associated living rooms, on a quiet suburban corner block in Mosman Park.

The concept proposed a house that levitates above a new rammed earth boundary fence that itself creates a series of courtyard gardens. Rammed earth is also used to ground the front elevation, suspending a large vaulted window which addresses the street corner and provides an aspect out over the neighbourhood and beyond.

The design continues our explorations into how to create privacy and seclusion from neighbouring dwellings while also providing extensive natural light and contained courtyard gardens. The floor introduces a subtle topography with level changes at the living and dining area to create thresholds within the open plan arrangement.