Victoria
Sunday is a home where occupants can always find a place of comfort: social spaces and private spaces; generous spaces and intimate spaces; spaces to gather and spaces to retreat. The house is defined by three north-south bands: communal, outdoor and private. These bands are further divided into two zones: generous and intimate. This chequering gives rise to a spectrum of spaces: communal/generous, communal/intimate, outdoor/generous, outdoor/intimate, private/generous, private/intimate. These qualities are reinforced by a section of two parts – lofty and contained – continuous across the length of the extension.
The bedroom is accessed across the open-air courtyard, providing a deliberate retreat from the house. Retiring for the evening is a more considered ritual. Similarly, occupants are conscious of weather, which plays a role in daily life. Materially, natural textures have been brought to the fore, with minimal surface treatments allowing the house to develop a patina with time.
“We live in our whole house now, inside and out. Before, there were whole rooms of the house we barely entered – now, the house feels like a single continuous space, every corner of which has both purpose and beauty. We gave the team at AA a handful of loose bits of inspo and disconnected thoughts, and they have made something that feels so specific to us that it’s like we dreamed it into existence.”
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.
