Previous pages: A feature cast-in-situ
concrete wall with all imperfections
retained offers a rugged counterpart
to the polished concrete floor. The
latter acts as a heat sink in the
home – soaking up the day’s rays to
then release the warmth back into
the interior at night, when the air
is cooler. A Rolf Benz sofa, Herman
Miller Crosshatch chair, and Tom
Dixon Offcut side table are some key
pieces in the open-plan space, along
with a Sahar Tessuto rug, and Gubi
Grashoppa floorstanding light.
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windows to access the northern light and lighten
up what is often the darkest part of a home.
“Along with a dramatic height, the hall-
way includes a wall in the same dark brick as
the cladding, with designated bricks arranged
to create a pattern that lightens in density as it
rises. Another feature of the entry space is the
riserless staircase, with treads in jarrah repur-
posed from the original home on the site.”
Riserless stair treads bring the advantage of
transparency when looking from the front door
down the hall and through a see-through breeze
block wall to the central courtyard.
The home is efficiently arranged, with three
bedrooms and a secondary lounge/play room
upstairs, and the main living and dining zone,
master suite, and other spaces downstairs – an
ideal separation for teenage years ahead.
At the end of the hall, by the breeze block
wall, the living and dining zone is directly to the
left, with the kitchen at the near end of the room.
As with the home, the kitchen lacks fussy detail,
such as cabinet handles, to let its materiality shine.
The living area also includes the dark brick
for one of its two feature walls. The other is
in in situ-cast concrete with all imperfections