Sittella Drive, Berwick
The clients brief was to build a 3 bedroom + study, 2 bathroom family home, with zoned living and family room, internal courtyard and waterfall. One of the main goals was to create room that flowed effortlessly into each other and incorporated a sense of anticipation. The surprises start at the entry where a tiny red-gum bridge spans a trickling water feature, while overhead a row of horizontal sticks hangs low from the ceiling.
DETAILS
Walk straight ahead through another door and you’re in welcoming lobby-style space. Here, a dramatic floor-to-ceiling features with mosaic painted colours.
The unconventional features continue right through the house and include the circular floor plan, inspired by Japanese design to place an open-air courtyard in the centre of the home.
The courtyard has leafy ferns, and a waterfall trickling down a rock wall for a one-piece panel.
Complementing the home’s serene nature them are walls painted in earthy hues, including chocolate, plum and mustard. Some walls are covered in small stones, another has a coarse sand texture in soft brown.
The kitchen comprises of hidden practical features, including two pull-out timber cutting boards and pull-out cupboards.
Architect: Warren J Foster