Fletcher

A new house in a new estate with prescribed palette of colours and materials. The site being on the edge of a bushland is bushfire prone with bushfire attack rating of BAL 40 and BAL Flame Zone.

The design works with the site slope, stepping the building down in three levels and presents a single-storey form to the the street. The entry and bedrooms are located on the street level with the garage and service spaces are located on the mid-level, while the living room, dining room and kitchen are located on the lower level.

New house in bushfire prone area. Image shows front entry with garden and driveway

New house in bushfire prone area. Image shows front entry with garden and driveway

New house in bushfire prone area. Image shows side elevation through bushland

Interior of new house in bushfire prone area. Image shows inside of entry with stair leading to lower level on the left and hallway on the right     Interior of new house in bushfire prone area. Image shows stair leading from mid-level down to the lower living floor

Living room of new house in bushfire prone area. Image shows living room with lounge set on the left and a wood fireplace on the right. A window opening to a pool area is at the far end of the room.

Interior of new house in bushfire prone area. Image shows kitchen to the left with stair leading to mid-level and upper floor to the right.

      Timber stair leading to upper floor of the house

View from inside the kitchen looking to the dining room and out through the door to the garden and bushland beyond.

View from inside the kitchen looking to the dining room and out through the door to the garden and bushland beyond.

View of the house L-shaped living floor with the kitchen on the left, dining room in the corner at centre and the living room on the right

New house in a bushfire prone area. View from the outside of the living room door to the pool at the back of the house.

New house in a bushfire prone area. View from the garden looking back at the pool and house.

New house in a bushfire prone area. View from the garden looking back at the pool and house.     New house in a bushfire prone area. View from the garden looking back at the pool and house.

Side elevation of the house from the bushland