Architect Designs a Dream Home Centred Around a Courtyard (House Tour)

Just south of Byron Bay, an architect designs a dream home that focuses on entertainment and outdoor living. Nestled between headlands, arca.house by Hogg & Lamb is a garden courtyard home, with a design that greatly considers the family’s active lifestyle. Designed within the Greenfield Housing Code, the residence speaks to its subtropical setting by emphasising outdoor living spaces and allowing a private sanctuary for the family who reside there. The architect has moved the main building to the back of the site and added garden spaces at the front, maximising the way the family can use the property and, therefore, making it more liveable.

Adding to the abode’s character is the addition of an entry feature; the architect designs a dream home with a two-storey tower that overlooks the courtyard. Featured at the beginning of the house tour are the material design elements and architectural aspects that are later carried throughout the rest of the interior spaces. As seen in the house tour, an undercover colonnade with steel columns reveals itself as one journeys down to the courtyard, where outdoor areas have been defined into smaller spaces. Then, as one enters the front door, the house tour reveals a vaulted design, with architecture that reflects the open volume within. Moreover, the architect designs a dream home featuring arched elements both inside and out to help reflect light and foster a bespoke atmosphere as one moves deeper into the residence.

By ensuring the kitchen and dining area is adjacent to the central courtyard, Hogg & Lamb creates layered spaces that provide plenty of room for socialising and entertaining. Once opened up, the residence becomes one large space that stretches from the living room, past the kitchen and then to the front garden. Using brickwork on the façade, the architect creates a sense of permanence while continuing to emphasise a similar materiality throughout, instilling a sense of luxury. Once inside, it is evident the architect designs a dream home by incorporating honed concrete into the flooring so as to create a hardwearing interior design. Upstairs, the use of oak timber flooring imbues the form with a sense of warmth. The architect also uses oak for the veneers of the cabinetry, which is uplifted by the natural light that enters the dwelling.

A great example of contemporary liveability, arca.house showcases what can happen when an architect designs a dream home by equally emphasising outdoor areas as much as interior spaces. Embracing both a minimal aesthetic and compact floor plan centred around a courtyard brimming with light and shade, arca.house does more with less.

00:00 - Introduction to the Dream Home
00:42 - A Beachside Location
01:05 - Meeting the Greenfield Housing Code
02:01 - A Walkthrough of the Interior Space
03:15 - The Exterior and Interior Material Palette
04:41 - Different Site Capabilities

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Photography by Andy Macpherson.
Architecture by Hogg & Lamb.
Build by Marloane Building Co.
Engineering by Civil Consult.
Joinery by Focus on Kitchens.
Filmed and Edited by Dan Preston.
Production by The Local Project.

Location: Skennars Head, New South Wales, Australia

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