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The Brass House in Newcastle, Australia
Contemporary Luxury Real Estate Development in NSW, Australia – design by anthrosite, architects
30 Apr 2018
The Brass House
Architects: anthrosite
Location: Newcastle, NSW, Australia
The Brass House

The site is situated within an atypical urban/ rural condition. To the western front boundary addresses a 60km/h road connecting neighbouring headland communities with the city centre. To the east; a state conservation area bordering a secluded beach. Addressing these opposing conditions was a key consideration in the development of a central covered outdoor living room; the Garden Room. Providing relief from the vehicular traffic and oriented to capture distant filtered ocean views and the native bushland setting.
The terrain of the site informed both the building setout and planning opportunities. Set on an existing ridge form, the building follows the existing ground stepping down to create direct internal relationships with the outdoors whilst providing internal separation through subtle changes in level.

Given the site?s bushland setting, the design had to address bushfire requirements. An informed response minimised the impact of BAL 40 requirements to back of house areas and allowed living spaces to be uncompromising by standard controls.

Key design briefing requirements included: kitchen as the heart of the home, covered outdoor...