Located and hour and a half north of Perth in the Chittering valley. The landscape is a combination of cleared areas for farming and bushland. Gently rolling hills and the patch work of vegetation under the vast Western Australian sky provide a great context for the project.

© Peter Bennetts

Architects: Studio Nicholas Burns

Location: Western Australia, Australia

Area: 450.0 sqm

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Peter Bennetts

© Peter Bennetts

From the architect. Located and hour and a half north of Perth in the Chittering valley. The landscape is a combination of cleared areas for farming and bushland. Gently rolling hills and the patch work of vegetation under the vast Western Australian sky provide a great context for the project.The climate is one of extremes, hot and dry in summer and cold and damp in winter.
© Peter Bennetts

The house nestles into the steeply sloped hill, providing both a refuge and a frame to connect the occupants to the landscape. The materiality and detailing seek to create a stillness and a neutral backdrop, intensifying the interconnection. The design provides a series of interrelated experiences rather than an static aesthetic response.

Floor Plan

Materials are chosen to be low maintenance and left unfinished; gradually weathering and forming a patina ov...