Elemental House
On Darkinjung Land
The house design is simple in plan, reflecting our clients initial sketch layout, yet complex in form to create changing scales and internal spaces to provide a contrast of intimate with dramatic. A building in the round as every aspect changes in response to both the orientation and the landscape.
The concept of Elemental house represents the landscape abstraction of owner Belynda’s paintings and Michael’s love of contemporary design and building using robust and natural materials. It has been designed to be elemental in form and materiality yet complex spatially with a strong focus on horizontality to invoke an unmistakable sense of expansiveness, of tranquility and space.
Location : Dooralong NSW
Builder : Michael Heuchen
Completion : 2021
Photography :
Sophie Solomon
Shannon Dand
Yasmin Mund
" Perched atop a hillside on a 20 acre property, the geometric form utilises a pared back material palette of stone, timber, concrete and glass to connect with it's sublime surrounds. With it's grand scale and proportions, the house presents a dialogue between architecture and towering landscape.
An absolute feat ! "
The Design Files, 2021
Featured in Grand Designs 2021
