Common Office
684 Houses
A pair of dual-occupancy dwellings occupy a steeply sloping site, presenting to the street as a quiet, thin volume with a metallic roof hovering above the garaging. The composition favours reflection and smoothness over the textured, weighted expressions typical of residential architecture.
A descending sequence
Entry occurs at ground level, with one floor above and two below unfolding down the slope. Bedrooms occupy the upper floors, while the living spaces step down to the basement, opening onto a private garden — placing the social heart of the house furthest from the street and drawing residents down to it.
A concealed massing
With the top floor tucked within the roof form, the massing conceals the full extent of the house from the street, giving little indication of the four-storey living space within.
A metallic expression
Executed in metal alongside the garage doors, this material choice expresses a different kind of civic character — refined and engineered, in deliberate contrast to the crafted, rustic brickwork common to the residential typology.
Project Facts
Typology: Residential
Year: 2023
Status: Concept
Location: Sydney, Australia
Client: Private
Planner: GSA Planning
Imagery: Choirender
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Common Office
684 Houses
A pair of dual-occupancy dwellings occupy a steeply sloping site, presenting to the street as a quiet, thin volume with a metallic roof hovering above the garaging. The composition favours reflection and smoothness over the textured, weighted expressions typical of residential architecture.
A descending sequence
Entry occurs at ground level, with one floor above and two below unfolding down the slope. Bedrooms occupy the upper floors, while the living spaces step down to the basement, opening onto a private garden — placing the social heart of the house furthest from the street and drawing residents down to it.
A concealed massing
With the top floor tucked within the roof form, the massing conceals the full extent of the house from the street, giving little indication of the four-storey living space within.
A metallic expression
Executed in metal alongside the garage doors, this material choice expresses a different kind of civic character — refined and engineered, in deliberate contrast to the crafted, rustic brickwork common to the residential typology.
Project Facts
Typology: Residential
Year: 2023
Status: Concept
Location: Sydney, Australia
Client: Private
Planner: GSA Planning
Imagery: Choirender
Next project
