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Castlecrag Courtyard.

ArchiPro Project Summary - A unique residence in Castlecrag, blending natural elements with modern design, featuring a central courtyard that maximizes northern light and offers breathtaking views of the city and harbour.

Title:: Castlecrag Courtyard
Architect:: Downie North
Category:: Residential/; New Builds
Completed:: 2023
Photographers:: Clinton Weaver

Conceptually the house is a protective structure planted on the rock, part cave, part tree house, which wraps around a north facing central courtyard. Situated along the ridge line of Castlecrag in Cammeraygal Country, the greatest challenge of this steeply southerly sloping site was how to harness northern light and create private outdoor areas that enjoyed this aspect whilst opening to the 180 degree city and harbour views. Sectionally, the house extends the sense of the natural ground line, reaching to Middle Harbour and ocean beyond. This sets up a bilateral relationship between the smaller scaled, more intimate moments in the native garden, while on the other, generously opening up to the sky and the horizon.

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Downie North. We design houses to be inviting, nurturing places for shared memories and heightening the every day. We are believers in less but better. We seek to create sustainable architecture that will endure and be loved well into the future.