Designed by SAOTA, Nettleton 195, Our client purchased the site after we had completed an initial Design Concept for the previous property owner. Our client loved the design, and the visual direction the home was going, and accordingly shaped his brief around the design he saw.Whilst the site is fairly small at 874.7 sqm, it sloped away dramatically, resulting in a house of 5 separate floors which in many instances connects to the adjacent natural ground levels, or raised platforms. One accesses the house at the midlevel between the second and the highest floor, resulting in the house being only 2 stories above Nettleton Road.

This family home defines itself primarily by the way the principal living spaces at level two relate to the surrounding portions of a site. This floor accommodates two generous living rooms, an open-plan kitchen, and a triple volume dining room. Virtually all rooms open out to adjacent terraces or garden spaces, which allows the house to fully utilize the small property. A dramatic open tread staircase and lift core, with a generous skylight, create a central spine which connects all the floors comfortably. Even the lowest level, which is a predominantly double volume gallery space formed by the cavernous space below the main living level and the steep natural ground line, has generous natural light via the stairwell and skylights. This floor accommodates a cellar, large wall surfaces for the client?s art collection, pool table, bar and open media ro...