Northbridge House by Johannsen + Associates
Johannsen + Associates have designed this recently completed home, located in the Northbridge neighbourhood of Sydney, Australia.
From the architects:
To maximise the aspect of expansive views from the Spit Bridge to North Sydney, this five bedroom residence is conceived as two pavilion-style wings joined at the entry stairwell.
With a protected central courtyard, shady terraces and a sunny pool loggia, the outdoor spaces open to different parts of the site and garden. Passive heating and cooling and natural ventilation help minimise use of A/C, and solar pool heating and 24,000L rainwater tanks have been integrated into this spacious family home.
The entertaining level is one large fluid space that takes in a panoramic vista over Middle Harbour. Finely detailed joinery elements define and give character to the living, dining and kitchen areas. Timber veneer panels, travertine and opaque glass combine to provide a light, warm finishes palette, which flows through out the house. A steel, timber and glass staircase intersects the entry foyer which is the hinge of the split level wings.
Visit the website of Johannsen + Associates – here.
Visit the website of Johannsen + Associates – here.
Brom on 12 Jan 2009 at 1:38 pm #
Love the floors!
diraekk on 12 Jan 2009 at 2:46 pm #
ohhh, I want one of those
Barbara on 12 Jan 2009 at 5:06 pm #
Oh wow! I’d grow buns of steel walking around such a big, cozy house!
Ruby on 12 Jan 2009 at 8:24 pm #
Love it except the bathroom… the shower is so open and no privacy there at all. People in the room across from it could see right in. They need blinds on the windows. Same with the bedroom.
paul on 13 Jan 2009 at 7:57 am #
i adore the fact that they haven’t attempted to conceal the steelwork of the home – it almost becomes an exoskeleton. it’s too bad the blinds weren’t incorporated in the design, and the rollers don’t look all that great exposed. but awesome anyway.
I’ll take 2
Evan on 13 Jan 2009 at 9:23 pm #
Another corner patio door! I love the white stones underneath the bottom flight of stairs. And the fountain.
jordan on 17 Jan 2009 at 7:31 pm #
looks like the y-house by steven holl, very nice
andrew on 21 Jan 2009 at 5:19 am #
So strange i sketched a house almost identical to this about 4 months ago , having never seen or heard about this one !!!!!
kast on 03 Feb 2009 at 6:39 pm #
it not strange if you get the same sketch as this house …it always be like that . design is just based on the same fundamentals . square ,rectangle ,circle ,intersection …and the result is you will share the same design ..