New House $750,001 - $1M (West Coast): Kyle Stacey, Stack Design Little Albion

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New House $750,001 - $1M (West Coast)

Designer: Kyle Stacey, Stack Design Location: Cottesloe Web: stackdesign.com.au Builder: Litehouse Builders Energy Assessor: Northern Aspect Energy Consulting Photographer: Jack Lovel

The Judges said

Mastery in the detail has created a very sophisticated display of architecture. The relationships between the steel, glass, concrete and timber are beautiful in their definition of ground, wall and roof planes. Great use of space whilst still paying homage to the surrounding pitched roof forms of the neighbouring cottages. A fine example of technical skillset utilizing colour, material and special arrangement to provide a high level of living standard for the occupants and connection to the neighbourhood.

Project Brief

The owners wanted to downsize from their sprawling farmhouse to a modest, textured, and functional home that had flexibility and space to accommodate their friends and family. Providing a very clear aesthetic brief for materials, a mix of concrete, timber and black were selected, combined with raw, natural finishes and balanced with the predictable consistency of matt black elements.

Sustainability Considerations

Great care was taken to ensure the home was designed to be as passively comfortable and efficient as possible to achieve a NatHERS rating of 7.4 stars.The project was recently awarded a National Energy Assessors award for the work completed with Northern Aspect Energy consultants.

Raw, natural and often unpredictable finishes were beautifully balanced with matt black elements.