Year:2021 Type: Multi-Res Size: Approx 1170 sqm
This side-by-side subdivision creates two beautiful new family homes. The projects set a new bar for both home and investment projects in terms of quality, sustainability and design.
The houses are designed to catch the northern sun and bring it right into the living spaces, and to reflect and play with the golden sunsets in their facades. Integrated planters soften the building volumes from the outside and create biophilic links from the inside. The homes were designed to work with and around nature, and with natural materials throughout. A significant pre-existing tree has been retained by designing and detailing the rear part of the western dwelling around it.
The homes are designed to both face north while also offering north gardens to their residents. Front and rear gardens have been created in conjunction with the landscape architects, and provide predominantly native plants, but mixed in with others, to offer a high level of biodiversity. Two water tanks help to make the gardens further drought-resistant. As part of a biophilic design approach, plants are also integral part of the dwellings themselves, with built-in planters and green roofs over the basement, in addition to the integrated inside-outside approach throughout. This close relationship with nature is further enhanced by use of natural finishes and materials, that we as humans have a personal affinity to.