Previous pages: The more public wing contains
the kitchen, living and dining areas, and has pool
and mountain views. The kitchen’s back wall
deliberately blocks a view of a neighbouring house,
while the clerestory windows still bring natural
light into this side of the space. Motorised recessed
drapes and blinds shade the room when required.
This page: Two large glass doors pocket back
into the facade to open up the kitchen completely
to the outdoors. In keeping with the rest of the
interior, materials here have been kept subtle. The
textured tiling on the splashback references the
shadows formed by the trellis and lichen itself.
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wing, with the pool sitting between them
– an arrangement that separates the public
from the private areas of the home.
The private bedroom wing extends
along the ridge, while the public wing
with kitchen, dining and living areas sits
at a right angle to this, turning its back on
a neighbouring property. Both wings are
fully glazed on the pool side of the house,
giving uninterrupted views across the
landscape to mountains in the distance.
One of the more overt design references
to the lichen can also be found on this side