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This is a house for an extended family on an exposed headland site. Built to accommodate three generations, the house provides for young children, a grandparent's extended visits and for business-related guests. The design strategy was to arrange three levels of the house around a northern courtyard with an informal overlay of terraces and grass roofs. A fourth level opens to a pool and the landscape on the lower slopes of the site. The house has become an important part of the coastal context of Curl Curl and Dee Why. 

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Northern view
Northern view
Cliff House
Harry's office - dusk
Harry's office - dusk
Tea Room, Grandparents Room from courtyard
Tea Room, Grandparents Room from courtyard
Office terrace with Anna
Office terrace with Anna
View from Tea Room
View from Tea Room
Harry's office
Harry's office
Cliff House
Cliff House
Cliff House
Cliff House
Cliff House
Cliff House
View from Tea Room
View from Tea Room
Entry hall
Entry hall
Living Room
Living Room
Grandparents Room with writing desk
Grandparents Room with writing desk
Cliff House

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Assemblage Architecture was founded by Peter Chivers in 1997 and has established a reputation as a leading architectural practice in Sydney and the Blue Mountains. 

We provide complete architectural design and contract administration services and are experienced in both small and large scale residential projects from carefully worked inner city renovations to highly detailed multi-level houses overlooking Sydney Harbour.

Assemblage has completed projects in bushfire prone areas, including BAL-FZ (Flame Zone). All Assemblage projects incorporate principles of passive solar design to maximise energy efficiency, and are built using materials from sustainable sources. 

We take pride in providing our clients with a complete design service from initial sketch designs to detailed interiors and bespoke furniture. All projects are characterised by a concern with place: the atmosphere evoked by a building’s relationship with its context. Designing with sensitivity to the site allows our buildings to reinforce the quality of intimacy and create points of focus for images, memories and dreams.

Peter Chivers (ARN 9135) is a registered architect and has a PhD in Architecture from the University of Sydney. For over twenty years, Peter has taught architectural design at the University of NSW, the University of Sydney and the University of Technology, Sydney.

Assemblage respectfully acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land on which we live and build.

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.