Double Bay House, Double Bay
Architect: Stanic Harding
Builder: Toki Construction
Completion: 2024

From the architect: Our primary strategy was to open the house and the courtyard to the north western light and sky. The living spaces address the courtyard offering direct visual and physical connections to the garden and pool. This open facade is contrasted with the more shielded southern and western façades protecting the occupants from the busy street noise and overlooking.

Orienting the house to the north west to take advantage of open sky and district views raises issues of potential excessive solar gain and privacy due to pedestrians using the access to the bay. A fine screen projecting 1500mm from the main façade was conceived for the upper level to address this. A carefully articulated projecting frame in combination with solid ellipsoid horizontal and perforated vertical electrically operated louvres provided the optimum solution, ensuring sustainability and amenity goals are met. The frame also offers shading to the ground level and contributes to façade articulation.