15NAMSingle dwelling2024

Mount Colah

White render, warm timber, a garden that climbs.

The project

A white house on a rising block, its timber and glass set back behind a terraced garden.

A single house in Mount Colah, on a block that rises from the street. White render frames black-framed glazing, with vertical timber battens on the upper level, a timber front door and a matching timber garage door. Lit steps climb from the driveway to the entry, and sandstone walls with slatted fencing hold a native garden along the street. Behind the house, a covered outdoor kitchen and lounge sit beside the pool. One image shows the same front in stone cladding and dark timber.

Location
Mount Colah, NSW
Type
Single dwelling
Year
2024

01

The street front

A white rendered house on a rising block, with timber battens, a timber garage door, black-framed glazing and stone garden walls stepping down to the street.

4 images

02Front elevation: render, timber battens and black-framed glazing
03At dusk, with lit steps and garden lighting
04Lit entry steps and the timber garage door
05The same front in stone cladding and dark timber

Material palette

Eight materials, taken
from the house itself.

Every swatch below is cropped from the images in this project. Select one to see where it sits in the project.

02

Outdoor kitchen

A covered outdoor kitchen and lounge beside the pool, with a lit stair climbing the garden behind.

1 image

06Outdoor kitchen, lounge and the lit garden stair

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