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Double Bay House in Sydney
Contemporary Residential Development in New South Wales, Australia ? design by SAOTA
10 Apr 2018
Double Bay House
Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Architects: SAOTA
Double Bay House – A youthful yet sophisticated contemporary family dwelling on the Sydney Harbour shore

Set in a north-facing cove in Sydney?s vast natural harbour, the site borders a recreational park and a public pier which juts out into the bay. This element forms one axis for the site whilst a pristine beach, directly in front of the site, forms another.

From the principle park elevation that the new building appears as a collection of planes; a play on space, privacy and threshold. Graphite grey sail screens (made from ?Kaynemaile,? a polycarbonate chainmail developed in New Zealand for the Lord of the Rings movies) are rigged just off the house providing privacy from the road. Timber cladding, plastered mass walls, a wood-clad soffit and the exaggerated cill of a bay window punched through the sail screens, are layered into further planes. This game creates depth in an otherwise linear façade and provides privacy whilst maximising light and views to the park.
Set into this façade the stairwell is fully glazed; but wrapped protectively in a cloak of timber louvres. This gently curved outline contrasts with the surrounding crystalline box and media...