FIVE BEDROOM PLUS STUDY DOUBLE STOREY

“Inner City Sanctuary Or Holiday Retreat”

Versatility says it all in this showy five bedroom double storey home design. This home could be a light and airy home in the country, or in your favourite holiday town, and yet it could also be the sophisticated corner block home in an established suburb where the land parcels are generally larger. The home utilises bold rectilinear forms, blade-like columns and folded planes to define a knitted visual composition and imposing street presence. The entry is clearly stated beneath one of the home’s cantilevering forms, flanked by blade columns and narrow roof profile. From the front door, a staircase leads up to the private secondary bedrooms, access to the study is adjacent and the corridor opens out to a spectacular double height living area - the architectural highlight of the home. Featuring glass on both sides of the room, there is access to the various surrounding outdoor spaces making this house an ideal entertainer. The stone-clad fireplace provides the pivotal focus of the room with feature steps leading into the dining/kitchen area while the open mezzanine floor overlooks the huge space, offering a unique birds-eye perspective from above. Beyond the fireplace the glass walls in the dining room and kitchen area also offer an unbroken outlook and permit easy access to the outdoor alfresco dining area. The laundry and powder room are tucked subtly behind the kitchen and there is a walk-in pantry, storeroom and internal access to the double garage from here. The master bedroom on the ground floor is spacious, shown here with a king-sized bed, and two large armchairs flanking the bedroom’s own private fireplace. It also features a substantial walk-in wardrobe and ensuite with its own stand-alone bath tub. Upstairs the staircase opens out onto the mezzanine level’s generously proportioned informal living area, while the four upstairs bedrooms each have large picture frame windows, with bedroom 2 even having a private access door to one of the shared bathrooms, perfect for the guest couple who are staying for the weekend.

This design home requires at least a 28 metre frontage and is suitable for sites that are predominantly flat or with a gentle slope. It should be noted with the quantity of glass in this home the orientation for this design is important for thermal comfort. Also this design has windows on the upper floor that may cause overlooking/privacy issues to neighbouring properties in certain situations. Consideration of these matters should be investigated before selecting this home design for your site.