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The Orchard.

The over-riding intent of this family home is to celebrate site. Situated in a former orchard where a fruit salad of apple, avocado, orange and feijoa trees all thrive while protectively framed by a stand of covenanted native bush.

Title:: The Orchard
Architectural Designer:: KR Architecture
Category:: Residential/; New Builds
Photographers:: Gina Fabish

The floorplan consists of two pavilions, compartmentalised by function and linked by a central circulation gallery. The result is a split gable design, much like a tent halved and thus ‘camping’ in the landscape is a persuasive metaphor.

Clad in a deep-brown steel that suits the semi-rural surrounds, and shiplap weatherboards, the exterior language also translates to the indoors to blur what is in and what is out.

The house does not have a large footprint but utilises inherent volumes that sweep up into the triangular rooflines, which provides the sense of spaciousness and give the leafy surrounds an almost all-encompassing impression via strategic glazing.

Our clients called for flexible design that could accommodate growing children and working from home, but all the while, needed to combine with timeless style. The solution is a relaxing and elegant, yet family friendly home.

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ParkerLandscape Architects

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KR Architecture. KR Architecture is a boutique architectural practice with a focus on contemporary architecture that strives to connect people and place. Working with our clients, we value a collaborative and transparent design process, with each project getting our undivided attention and passion regardless of scale and budget. We favour natural, tactile, and resilient materials.