Architecture and building by Humphrey Homes
Home size: 315 SQM
Block size: 463 SQM
Build time: 14 months
Humphrey Homes’ brief for this dynamic downsizer was to create a home that would allow the owners to live on a single level with a strong connection to the garden, but still have space to welcome back adult children and guests.
To achieve this, and counter the natural fall of the site, our in-house Architect, Helen Marchesani, designed the front entry to sit below street level. This allows the ground floor to flow from entry to rear garage, with only a minimal step down. The upper floor is reserved for two guest bedrooms and a bathroom - the staircase at the front of the home allowing visitors to come and go, without disturbing the owners.
The layout embraces the site’s long northern boundary to flood rooms with natural light and take advantage of solar passive principles. The main living area and master suite wrap around the outdoor entertaining area and swimming pool, allowing garden or pool views from every room.
The 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom home is modest in scale but strong in presence, playing with a contrast of shapes, forms and materials. Drawing inspiration from its eclectic streetscape, it combines warm textured brickwork, concrete and dramatic cladding punctuated by metal-framed window shrouds.
Contemporary but not cold. Modern but cosy. Discrete but not shy. This quirky home invites you to discover more.
