New Home, Bowral

The Site

This subdivided block presents many beautiful aspects, including an established garden with mature specimen trees, an oak tree with a large, leafy canopy, and views of Mount Gibraltar to the north east.

The Brief

Requesting design for a four-bedroom family home complete with a garage, the house was also to include a consultation room to be engaged during the day, without compromising the use and privacy of the family space.

The Process

Despite challenges that arose from the site, brief and budget, Compass Architecture collaboratively developed a home design that successfully fulfilled requirements.

The house, by scale and simple roof, nestles into the existing garden, creating a sensible and flexible living and working place that touches the earth lightly. The home follows a simple principle of allocating living and public spaces to the northern aspect with wide openings, and functional and private spaces to the southern aspect with smaller openings.