Designed in 2018 by Modscape, this elegant two-story house is situated in Sydney, Australia.

Description by Modscape
Located just a few minutes? walk from the beach, this elegant home in Tamarama, NSW is beautifully detailed to create a sophisticated, functional, light-filled family home.
The Sydney-based clients approached Modscape after working alongside local architects, Fox Johnston, who developed a clear design brief fit for the growing family. Key to the clients? brief was to provide a home that matched their lifestyle through better connections between indoor and outdoor spaces and to enhance the use of natural light, encouraging improved passive heating and cooling.
Directed by the architect?s concept, the Modscape team refined the design while honouring the architect?s design intent. The resulting design beautifully complements the existing elements of the site, connecting the front and rear garden through the house and optimising the connection between indoor and outdoor. Taking cues from the original dwelling, the new home works to a similar footprint and incorporates the existing sandstone plinth into the landscape design, anchoring the building into the site.
Various living spaces on the ground floor provide ample alternate uses for the whole family. Visual integration and surveillance are maintained between kitchen, living, dining, outdoor and detached rumpus + study, creating an inclusive living environment.

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