Hay House - Freshwater

Areas:
Site = 601 sqm, Floor Area = 368 sqm

Construction:
Concrete slab floors, rendered brick walls and colorbond roof

Construction Budget:
$1.3m

Estimated Heating and Cooling Costs / Annum:
109 MJ / sqm

Status:
Completed in 2007

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Brief:
The initial brief involved demolishing the existing small, red brick cottage and creating a new contemporary home, which takes advantage of the northerly aspect to the front and utilises the unique but difficult site topography.

Solution:
The back of the block presented a two storey cliff creating difficult and unusable space. Substantial excavation was involved to reclaim this unavailing site and create a spacious and modern, terraced home.

Council controls were used to an advantage and a roof terrace was fashioned by aligning it with the upper cliff level, which created a fantastic entertaining and pool area with ocean views, making use of this once detached back yard.

The design secured DA approval at which time the client located another site to develop alternatively through All Australian Architecture. The new owners however, loved the initial scheme and proceeded in purchasing the DA approved design and in building the house.