The house is built entirely of concrete with a deliberately indeterminate form with no clear geometric figure – powerful on the one hand but equally never challenging the centrality of the landscape. The platform led to a clear arrangement of program – private functions downstairs and to the rear, and the gathering spaces for the family on the upp...
Project name
Castle Cove House
Architecture firm
Terroir
Location
Castle Cove, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Photography
Brett Boardman Photography
Principal architect
Scott Balmforth, Gerard Reinmuth
Interior design
TERROIR in collaboration with Pascale Gomes-McNabb Design
Structural engineer
Kevin Mongey Simpson Design Associates (SDA Structures)
Environmental & MEP
Steve Nee - CandSnee (Electrical), Innerwest Plumbing (Plumbing)
Lighting
TERROIR in collaboration with Pascale Gomes-McNabb Design
Material
Concrete, glass, wood, steel, stone
Typology
Residential › House
The Extruded House is a bespoke design peculiar to the idiosyncrasies of the lives it seeks to provide shelter to. It is in it’s absolute modesty and simplicity that the Extruded House captures both the eye of the inhabitant and the design savvy public.
Project name
Extruded House
Architecture firm
MCK Architects
Location
Neutral Bay, NSW, Australia
Photography
Willem Rethmeier
Principal architect
Steve Koolloos
Design team
Jarad Grice, Ahron Best, Isabelle Orr
Interior design
MCK Architects
Structural engineer
SDA Structures
Construction
TOKI Constructions
Material
Cavity off-form concrete
Typology
Residential › House
