Western Australia
Treetop House delivers a unique family home for a family of six in Subiaco. The brief was to keep as much garden as possible to ensure space for four active kids and provide a robust passive solar house for the future. The south facing addition provided challenges for getting in northern light into the garden and the house and this was achieved through a double gable roof style and north facing windows cut into the living and kitchen areas.
To conform to the height limits without compromising the quality of the resulting spaces, we included raked ceilings in the new upper-level bedrooms. These have a fantastic cubby-like feel, thanks to their outlook into the established garden’s generous tree canopy. Our clients were extremely pleased with the resulting design and made statements to the fact that they could never have imagined achieving a result of this quality and delight.
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.
