With all the glass and skylights and
high ceilings, the amount of light enters
the house and the play of light around
the house is just beautiful. It’s just such
an amazing open and light filled space
to be in. a very dominate - yet soft and textural
- feature. It’s a Burnt Ash (thermally
modified) cladding and we designed
it in a random pattern to create some
interest then deepened the tones with a
rich dark ebony stain.
The curved glass sliding door is a real
feature and focal point. Everyone really
loves having a go at sliding it. We also
get asked about the timber a lot as it’s We love the off form concrete the most,
its raw and industrial but the curve
really softens it. It’s such a permanent
and unforgiving material that there is
always a lot of stress when it’s being
poured and then when the formwork
gets stripped everyone holds their
breaths. As a final finish, a lot of effort
went into getting everything just right
and to everyone’s credit the builder did
an amazing job.
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