Wandiligong House - one year on

It’s been a year since the Wandiligong House was completed and I am taking the chance to reflect on some of the key aspects of the project. Here are some photos.

The outdoor shower was a request from the keen cyclist in the family. Here the client can refresh after their morning ride without disturbing the rest of the inhabitants of the house. The outdoor shower is clad in vertical timber battens to match the verticality of the metal cladding.

The cathedral ceiling of the new Master bedroom creates drama and peace at the same time. This light filled space has strong connections with the landscape with numerous windows looking onto the new courtyard, northern garden and western gum trees.

The new Artist studio sits on the southern boundary of the site, and has selected views of the new private courtyard and trees to the south and west. It is far away from the main living areas of the existing house and thus is a haven for the client to paint.

The new western elevation of the house creates a playful dialogue with passing pedestrian traffic and cyclists on the bike trail. The addition to the house is framed with the surrounding fruit and decidous trees, and the hills of Wandiligong in the distance.

To the north of the house, existing French doors were removed and replaced with a large double glazed sliding door, amplifying the connection to the deck and garden, and providing thermal comfort throughout the four seasons.