REACHING NEW HEIGHTS

This magnificent property overlooking Fern Bay has an incredible fall of 26 metres across the length of the site.

The bulk of the existing four storey dwelling faces south with a single storey and garaging on the neothern and street side.

The design solution required a radical redesign and refurbishment of the original house which included the removal of a portion of the building to create a deep western courtyard exposing the sculpted beauty of a sandstone rockface. The courtyard opens every level of the house to the northern sun.

Light is introduced to the existing dark spaces through new clerestorey windows under a sharp new roofline. A new stairwell threads it's way down the inside of the courtyard and draws light into the four storey circulation paths.

The presentation of the house has been lifted from a dark and bleak run down 1970's building to a light filled contemporary home that acknowledges the magnificent site and drama of it's location.