Guringai Country
NSW
Located on Sydney’s Northern beaches, the Forever House strikes a balance between modesty and tenacity, creating a home that the clients describe as ‘an oasis’ where every part of the design has ‘it’s own purpose and beauty.’
The home operates in a constant state of calm; the considered tube-like form combines with a careful play of voids to both draw light deep into the home and to separate adult and child zones within. Whilst its footprint is simple and unassuming, there are still enough spaces to escape to when one needs to find solitude.
Off-form concrete and timber combine as the dominant materials of the home’s palette to create a home both solid + robust, or light and inviting. A balance of positive and negative forms create an arrangement of purposeful spaces for living in a home designed collaboratively with quality and longevity in mind.
Our home is an oasis; the ease in which the light enters, and the effortless flow of the design affords us seamless living. I now spend much of my day at home, shifting from inside to out, finding different moments of presence in an otherwise structured day. There isn’t a corner of the home that I don’t love and appreciate, each having it’s own purpose and beauty. A strong visual connection to the garden intertwines it to all areas of the interior.
Our home is an escape from the everyday, and each day we grow to love it more.
Steve Koolloos, Design Principal
Su Liew, Project Architect
Sam Gleeson, Project Architect
Kim Saggers, Graduate of Architecture
SDA Structures Pty Ltd Consulting Engineers, Structural Engineer
Peter J Boyce & Associates, Private Certifier
Lone Pine Landscapes, Landscape Consultant
ITM Design Pty Ltd, Hydraulic Consultant
Metric Joinery, Joiners
Iron Worx, Steel Detailing
ETS & Euroluce, Lighting Consultant
The Australian Institute of Architects acknowledges First Nations peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the lands, waters, and skies of the continent now called Australia.
We express our gratitude to their Elders and Knowledge Holders whose wisdom, actions and knowledge have kept culture alive.
We recognise First Nations peoples as the first architects and builders. We appreciate their continuing work on Country from pre-invasion times to contemporary First Nations architects, and respect their rights to continue to care for Country.
