In order to reduce its visual impact, the house was split into two distinct forms. This introduced a more intimate scale and an opportunity to separate off the main bedroom from the shared spaces of the home.

Living spaces connect effortlessly to the  bush surrounds.

On approach, a glazed bridge connects to two upper forms and provides clear sightlines through the home to the bush beyond. This visual ‘split’ allowed a functional connection, but also for a covered outdoor dining space to be nestled away from the prevailing winds. The break was conceived as a way to fold the landscape into the built form and allowed its natural setting to become the central focus in how you experience the home.
This break is further celebrated in a projecting pier deck, which extends from the covered dining area, to provide a sunny perch over the bush below.

With a simple roofline following the natural contour of the land, the high point helps to draw morning light into the living spaces through its high clerestory windows.
Split cedar posts are used to establish a consistent structural rhythm across the northern elevation of the home. However, their primary intent was to act as a visual mechanism to break up the expansive landscape and then experience this at a more intimate scale.

Uniform split cedar posts line the northern elevation acting as a visual break on the expansive landscape views.