Castlecrag Courtyard | Downie North

Seeking a return to the utopian spirit of the bushland suburb, the design of Castlecrag Courtyard draws from and repairs relationships in the landscape creating a house designed to last generations. Embracing an expansive endemic garden that remediates the landscape, the increased amenity and efficiency of the courtyard typology deftly addresses issues of privacy, protected private open space, access to sunlight, cross ventilation, reduced bulk and view sharing.

Complementing this alliance of architecture and landscape, is the material palette, selected for its inherent beauty, timelessness, and propensity to echo midcentury modernism. The house is organised into three distinct sections and spatial and material variegations applied across the levels accord with their function, heightening the experience of living within the landscape where shelter and refuge, exposure and prospect are paramount.