Lavender Bay House
Durbach Block Jaggers
ARCHITECTS
Durbach Block Jaggers
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
Sue Barnsley Design
PHOTOGRAPHS
Neil Durbach, Ross Honeysett, Luc Remond, Nathan Dawes
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS
SDA Structures
BUILDERS
GNC Quality Pty Ltd
AREA
625 m²
YEAR
2020
LOCATION
Lavender Bay, Australia
CATEGORY
Houses
The house is located on a steeply sloping site along a street characterized by a continuous sandstone retaining wall.
A two-storey stone base forms a plinth for the third-storey living area, which overlooks the harbour.
The living area is roofed by an improbably delicate structure that floats on top of the stone base - with a cloud-like ceiling that reflects the geometries of the bridge and opera house.
A series of pocket gardens are loosely linked through and around the house by a sinuous circuit of pathways.
