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From the Nu-Wall alternating-profile metal cladding, a custom white-metal entrance cover (that helps with wayfinding to the front door), to the incredible blacker-than-black kitchen with an island wrapped in textured Dekton on all sides. “It has no overhangs so looks like a piece of chiselled rock,” says Tim, Box™ Architect Designer.
With three floors, there’s enough space for every family member to be doing their own thing. The couple’s school-age son has his bedroom on the lowest level while the main suite occupies the top floor. There’s ample room for being social in the open-plan kitchen, dining and living in the middle level.
As practical as this may be, it’s the different moods over the trio of levels that really makes an impression. Tim says it’s like being in a treehouse. “You enter at mid-level, descend to the ‘forest’ floor or go up for a bird’s-eye view – and each zone feels spatially different.” The atmosphere changes, depending on where you are. Acoustically, too. Downstairs where the owners office is, the walls are lined in panels used in sound studios. The light is lower, the sound is softer.
Bold Design Aesthetic
The swimming pool, too, has turned out exactly as anticipated. Rendered black, it reflects the clouds, the trees and the ever-changing light. Although it can be heated, Terence and Lara, the owners, are converts to the cold-water swimming movement. “It’s awful for the first three minutes, but incredibly exhilarating after that,” says Lara. “And strangely addictive.”
It’s just one of the joys of the home they are getting to know. An Eames lounger in the living room with a view out to the trees is another. So popular is this spot that the couple joke they’ll need to instigate a booking system for the chair.
While landscaping and the garden is next on the agenda, there’s plenty to appreciate in the here and now. “The quality of the build work is fantastic,” says Lara. “It is only now that we have moved in that we can really appreciate the attention to detail.”
Tim, who is super proud of how the project has turned out, believes the success of the house lies equally with a great team and the owners. “Lara and Terence are both so decisive and intentional. They knew what they wanted to achieve visually and never lost sight of the design aims.”
From the Nu-Wall alternating-profile metal cladding, a custom white-metal entrance cover (that helps with wayfinding to the front door), to the incredible blacker-than-black kitchen with an island wrapped in textured Dekton on all sides. “It has no overhangs so looks like a piece of chiselled rock,” says Tim, Box™ Architect Designer.
With three floors, there’s enough space for every family member to be doing their own thing. The couple’s school-age son has his bedroom on the lowest level while the main suite occupies the top floor. There’s ample room for being social in the open-plan kitchen, dining and living in the middle level.
As practical as this may be, it’s the different moods over the trio of levels that really makes an impression. Tim says it’s like being in a treehouse. “You enter at mid-level, descend to the ‘forest’ floor or go up for a bird’s-eye view – and each zone feels spatially different.” The atmosphere changes, depending on where you are. Acoustically, too. Downstairs where the owners office is, the walls are lined in panels used in sound studios. The light is lower, the sound is softer.
Bold Design Aesthetic
The swimming pool, too, has turned out exactly as anticipated. Rendered black, it reflects the clouds, the trees and the ever-changing light. Although it can be heated, Terence and Lara, the owners, are converts to the cold-water swimming movement. “It’s awful for the first three minutes, but incredibly exhilarating after that,” says Lara. “And strangely addictive.”
It’s just one of the joys of the home they are getting to know. An Eames lounger in the living room with a view out to the trees is another. So popular is this spot that the couple joke they’ll need to instigate a booking system for the chair.
While landscaping and the garden is next on the agenda, there’s plenty to appreciate in the here and now. “The quality of the build work is fantastic,” says Lara. “It is only now that we have moved in that we can really appreciate the attention to detail.”
Tim, who is super proud of how the project has turned out, believes the success of the house lies equally with a great team and the owners. “Lara and Terence are both so decisive and intentional. They knew what they wanted to achieve visually and never lost sight of the design aims.”
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