Brighton White House.

"Thanks for designing us an amazing house. We LOVE it!"

Tara, Client, Brighton White House

The design response re-interprets the traditional ‘front-yard’ by flipping the standard private rear garden to the northern front street side, with a smaller, intimate courtyard to the rear. Central living areas connect these two outdoor spaces, allowing one to flow to another, joining the heart of the house with its surroundings.

A simple combination of a gable and hipped first floor shape enables compliance with the strict planning heights and a streetscape addition that is both sensitive and contemporary. Internally the first floor forms a kid’s level that subsequently varies in volume from high and generous to low and cosy.

The Brighton White House achieves an energy rating of over 7 stars and features efficient thermal mass internally effective sun shading and a delightfully simple arrangement of natural ventilation.

Adapting to its site and brief, the Brighton White house reveals a solution that has been discovered throughout the design process. It is playful and calm, approachable and modest, yet still a unique addition to its neighbourhood and reminds us that memorable opportunities can exist even (or especially) on smaller, constrained sites.

"The play of light inside delights us every day"

Tara, Client, Brighton White House

Our clients and the kids love their new home and note that “we all love having our private places to retreat”. The house and garden feel both private and interwoven: the views and interactions with outdoors bring them a sense of spaciousness. The spaces to come together and the places for peaceful retreat work brilliantly for the family.