Although this house in Sydney’s affluent eastern suburbs fronts the street, many of the neighbouring houses – including one directly behind it – stand on battleaxe blocks accessed by private driveways. Subdividing the area must have caused the original developers a few headaches, which continue today for architects commissioned to design houses on sites that are hemmed in or overlooked by a number of large, adjoining properties.
“So many houses in Sydney look outwards,” says Mark Pearse of Pearse Architects, “but this one couldn’t do that, and there are privacy issues on three sides. Here the site dictated the way the house had to be designed. We came up with the idea that it should be self-contained and self-sufficient – that it should feel like a private domain.”
Mark, working with colleague…
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Houses (Digital) - 1 Issue, Issue 102 February