Top and above: Accessed from the entranceway,
the long arm of the T-shape plan contains the
bedroom wing, with a glazed corridor running past
children and guest bedrooms to the master suite
at the end. The concrete-floored corridor acts as a
buffer zone, collecting heat in winter, while being
shaded from the summer sun by the outside trellis.
Right: The master suite is in the home’s most
private position and, at this point, the wing
deflects to take in a far view. Neal Schwartz says
the introduction of a curved wall helped resolve
the geometries, while the clerestory windows give
the sense of being up in the trees.
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of the house – the aluminium trellis that
shades the glazed walls from summer sun.
“The pattern of the trellis and the shad-
ows that it throws were directly inspired
by the lichen. And, like the lichen shadows,
the trellis shadows on the house constantly
change over the course of a day.”
Textures and colours selected for inte-
rior materials were also inspired by the
lichen. The interior palette is earthy and
subdued and there’s an organic texture
in some of the wallpapers and the splash-
back tiling in the kitchen.