d+k house

Throwback to mid-century modernism; classic volumes, lines and details permeate this mona vale residence. Approached to increase and improve the living areas and connectivity with the outdoors, our design methodology was to respect the era of the existing structure, while maximising efficiency with a contemporary, user friendly layout that greatly improved the building’s environmental credentials.

Driven by our clients’ love of gardening and a minimalist but tactile ethos, the design evolved to centre around a deep soil green roof that provided a landscaped foreground for the upper floor terrace, and thermal mass to suppress the fluctuation in temperature of the rooms below.