By BANHAM Architects
This contemporary home was inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright's renowned Fallingwater house. With its cantilevered planes and locally quarried granite walls, the house sits in perfect harmony with the landscape
A north-facing L-shaped floor plan allows Winter sun to penetrate a pool terrace on the first level and protects the partially cantilevered terrace from the prevailing southwest winds.
The floating, low-slung horizontal planes are anchored by blade walls of locally quarried Toodyay book-leaf granite. In summer, the intense sunlight creates sharp shadows and intensifies the warm, earthy colours of the stone.
Floor-to-ceiling glass walls and the use of the same materials throughout blurs the line between inside and outside.
To further connect the house with the landscape, the pool has an infinity edge, so the reflective surface of the water appears to merge with the blue ocean horizon.
A central stair beneath a high skylight is suspended from a solid stone blade wall that extends through all three levels, visually linking the floors.
Photography: Annetta Ashman, Trend Ideas
BANHAM Architects is a highly commended and awarded multi discipline practice located in Perth, Western Australia. Founded in 1975, the practice’s continuing success is due to the commitment of highly experienced professionals working closely with the client to deliver outcomes with the highest degree of creativity and originality.
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