The existing 1940s brick cottage overlooking a small pocket reserve on Sydney’s lower north shore was demolished to accommodate a new dwelling.

The site was ideally located to take advantage of its northern orientation toward the reserve and it is this underlying principle along with the clients need to entertain that developed the architectural response.

The result is a zoned separation of spaces, depending on their function, revolving around a large central void. Formally the dwelling reflects its internal ordering principles with the external material palette employed to differentiate the zones of the dwelling.