Design Brief
The client was a local builder with a young family who had recently sold their previously renovated home and now required a new 4 bedroom house to call home.
Their brief asked for a Master bedroom with ensuite and walk in robe, large double garage, open plan living areas with a separate lounge/media room.
They also wanted a galley style kitchen with a walk in pantry and an outdoor Alfresco with fire place or fire pit.
The preferred aesthetic was for a skillion pitched roof and parapets with predominately light weight cladding, specifically claddings such as Scyon Matrix, Scyon Axon, Shadow clad or texture coated cement sheet.
The client was also specific about orientating the living area and kitchen in a North West direction for the mountain views.
Design Solution
Prime Design has created a modern home designed for comfort and entertaining, using a material palette that represents the current trend in exterior claddings.
With quite a large site to work with, the front setback could be increased, allowing for more visitors parking and reducing the common scenario of a ‘garage door’ dominant façade, instead drawing the focus to the entry.
Working with a skillion roof presented the opportunity to provide some clearstory glazing to the north east given the clients preference for a north western orientation to the living areas to maximise tree and mountain views.
The separate lounge was incorporated in a way that enables the main living areas to be extended by simply opening or closing the wall length set of bi-fold doors, creating a flexible living space.
The covered Alfresco design flows freely from the kitchen and living areas but is kept sheltered in an alcove created by the positioning of the master bedroom. This design also acts as a privacy screen from neighbouring properties located on the hill to the North east.
Consultants & Contractors
Designer - Frank Geskus, Prime Design Tasmania www.primedesigntas.com.au
Photographer - Rob Burnett
Building designer - Angela Verze
Builder - Paul McKenzie
This article was written with the assistance of Building Designers Australia.
