Two avid climbers, a professor and a gallery owner, teamed up to build a weekend house in the Sydney Blue Mountains area to host fellow climbers and guest artists. The brief they gave was to design a simple one storey, 3-bedroom dwelling, which would contain a sauna for tired climbers, a studio for dedicated artists and a space for entertaining. The brief lead us to the form of the building, which was divided into two parts and connected by a butterfly roof.?

© Tom Ferguson

Architects: Urban Possible · Office Profile

Location: Greater Western Sydney, NSW, Australia

Architect In Charge: Ruth Kealy

Area: 140.0 sqm

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Tom Ferguson · Photographer Profile
© Tom Ferguson

From the architect. Two avid climbers, a professor and a gallery owner, teamed up to build a weekend house in the Sydney Blue Mountains area to host fellow climbers and guest artists. The brief they gave was to design a simple one storey, 3-bedroom dwelling, which would contain a sauna for tired climbers, a studio for dedicated artists and a space for entertaining. The brief lead us to the form of the building, which was divided into two parts and connected by a butterfly roof.?

Floor Plan

Elevation

Cosily nestled amongst gumtrees and eucalyptus, the house was designed with ...