Unit 1 Riddell Road - Glendowie by Architektur

Unit 1 Riddell Glendowie

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This house was designed for clients that wanted to subdivide the property, build one house for themselves to live in (unit 1), on the front of the site. And build another house to sell for the rear site (unit 2). The sites topography lent itself quite nicely to the ability to have a 2 storey house at the rear of the site, which would retain views above a single storey house on front. Thereby maximising the value of the rear site and house to be sold. The front site has a nice estuary view to the east, which the clients obviously wanted to maximise. This negated the fact that good northern orientation is always a must. Therefore a floor plan that was wrapped around a courtyard took shape to maximise sunlight and privacy also, as the driveway to rear house is north of house. The diagonal slope of the site needed to be taken into account also. The answer to this was breaking the ‘U’ shaped plan into 3 subtley separate levels, with just 3 steps between each. A soaring skillion roof fly’s overall 3 levels, with clerestory glazing along the south, west & northern sides of the main living spaces. The angle of this roof means it could be colousteel and also meant that it would not impede those important views to the estuary from the house behind. Photo Credit: Ken Nguyen

This house was designed for clients that wanted to subdivide the property, build one house for themselves to live in (unit 1), on the front of the site. Read more

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Thoughtfully designed two-unit property in Glendowie, featuring a two-storey rear home for optimal views and a front residence that maximizes estuary vistas while ensuring privacy and sunlight through a unique courtyard layout.

The sites topography lent itself quite nicely to the ability to have a 2 storey house at the rear of the site, which would retain views above a single storey house on front. Thereby maximising the value of the rear site and house to be sold.

The front site has a nice estuary view to the east, which the clients obviously wanted to maximise. This negated the fact that good northern orientation is always a must. Therefore a floor plan that was wrapped around a courtyard took shape to maximise sunlight and privacy also, as the driveway to rear house is north of house.

The diagonal slope of the site needed to be taken into account also. The answer to this was breaking the ‘U’ shaped plan into 3 subtley separate levels, with just 3 steps between each.

A soaring skillion roof fly’s overall 3 levels, with clerestory glazing along the south, west & northern sides of the main living spaces. The angle of this roof means it could be colousteel and also meant that it would not impede those important views to the estuary from the house behind.

Photo Credit: Ken Nguyen

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“We were looking for someone to design a scheme involving the subdivision of our property, a new house for us and another house on the property, for us to sell. Scott came highly recommended by local people in the industry, as he has been involved with this type of development before. This turned out to be a godsend as we found that it takes an enormous amount of knowledge to navigate the Council’s maze of rules and regulations. Scott also has a valuable network of engineers and consultants at hand, to work in conjunction with him, to keep the project moving. Because of the relationship Scott has with them, he is able to get prompt action and responses from them. Scott also likes to work at a fast pace, so nothing takes too long! In my experience, this is not the norm for most project managers! We are very excited by the design that Scott has come up with for us. After our initial discussions he came back with a design that was so right that it basically never changed. It did evolve with minor tweaks and further input from both us and Scott, but they were refinements only. We felt very engaged with Scott during the whole design process and now look forward to continuing that relationship as we commence the build. We would highly recommend Scott for anyone wanting to build either their dream home or a development project. He is creative, engaging and totally committed to your project.”

Carmel Hudner & Richard Billing