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Church Point House is a 4 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom house on a leafy, steep site overlooking the Ku-ring-gai National Park and Pittwater.

Responding to the challenging conditions, the building is split into two forms; a masonry base designed to be grounded in the landscape and a lightweight box floating above. Materials and devices allow for the landscape to permeate the architecture and allow the user to feel close to the natural elements. A tall, sheltered courtyard in the middle of the section lets sunlight drench the living spaces.

The house also has flexible programming, becoming two homes or one unified home if needed. The client is nearing retirement, the primary home is on one accessible level with fantastic aspects and views. The lightweight box above can be separated to become a distinct unit dwelling or seamlessly integrated with the main house.

Client: Private
Program: Residential, New Build
Location: Church Point NSW
Status: Complete

Photography: Katherine Lu

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Photography: Katherine Lu
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Photography: Katherine Lu
Photography: Katherine Lu
Photography: Katherine Lu
Photography: Katherine Lu
Photography: Katherine Lu
Photography: Katherine Lu
Photography: Katherine Lu
Photography: Katherine Lu
Photography: Katherine Lu
Photography: Katherine Lu
Photography: Katherine Lu
Photography: Katherine Lu
Photography: Katherine Lu
Photography: Katherine Lu
Photography: Katherine Lu
Photography: Katherine Lu
Photography: Katherine Lu
Photography: Katherine Lu
Photography: Katherine Lu
Photography: Katherine Lu
Photography: Katherine Lu
Photography: Katherine Lu
Photography: Katherine Lu
Photography: Katherine Lu
Photography: Katherine Lu
Photography: Katherine Lu
Photography: Katherine Lu

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From practice beginnings with TKTS in Times Square New York in 2000, CHROFI has become renowned for designs that are inventive and responsive to particularities of locality, while meeting the client’s objectives and aspirations. Highlights from our two decades of history include the Maitland Riverlink Building that reconnects the town with its river; Lune de Sang that transforms a former dairy property to a sustainably harvested forest and retreat; Harbord Diggers Redevelopment that nestles a large club and housing development within a sensitive headland; The Goods Line that converts a former rail corridor into a new city destination; and the Ian Potter Conservatory Canberra that reinvents the performance and visitor experience of the traditional glasshouse.  

We are one of the most awarded Australian practices of our generation. International recognition includes the New York Art Commission Award, 3 x World Architecture Festival Awards, 5 x Chicago Athenaeum International Architecture Awards, and locally, the AIA Jørn Utzon Award, Sulman Medal, Walter Burley Griffin Award and the NSW Architecture Medallion. We are known for our integrated approach that delivers both private and public outcomes, enriching the life of cities. We are passionate about how the design of buildings and the public realm can shape and elevate the human experience. The firm’s work is frequently cited in media and government design guidelines, its design innovation taught through case studies at architecture schools around the world, and its buildings and places loved by clients and the community. 

Central to the practice is the growing list of satisfied clients, who hire us for our ability to tackle complex project challenges and bring to life their vision. We work with public agencies, commercial organisations and private individuals across a broad range of project scales and typologies. From master planning and feasibility studies to tendering and construction, CHROFI provides a complete architectural service defined by a clear strategy, imaginative design, technical knowledge, and methodical project management. We make listening and design agility a priority so that our clients can be confident that their objectives will be delivered on time and within budget.

At ArchiPro we recognise and acknowledge the existing, original and ancient connection Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have to the lands and waterways across the Australian continent. We pay our respects to the elders past and present. We commit to working together to build a prosperous and inclusive Australia.