Luigi Rosselli Architects first completed house in Perth, but not the first in Western Australia, is based on the courtyard building type. A secret garden (horto conclusus) is surrounded by a contemporary elliptical oval verandah. Beyond the verandah there is an agglomeration of single storey, pitched rooved rooms, aligned with the square geometry of the level block. Viewed from the street, this new family home has paid a courteous respect to the dominant early 1900‘s streetscape. The façade is animated by patterns in the recycled brickwork, pitched roof gables and the reinvention of a front verandah. The project was approved by Subiaco Council with an unusual public ovation, perhaps because of the relief that modern architecture could sit in an historically intact setting without upsetting it. More images and details are can be found in Residential.
The Jarrah timber decking follows the curve by having every seventh board tapered, and is reflected in the ceiling. © Edward Birch
An oval slash through the Zincalume rooves, forming an outdoor room, open to the sky. Each pitched roof pavilion represents one of the main rooms, gathered around the oval. © Edward Birch
Will Dangar’s original landscape design was slightly modified by the local landscape contractor who executed his design. © Edward Birch
The crisscross brickwork folds into the entry alcove, with broadline vertical ribbed glass to the front doors, allowing volumes of light through but still gives the owners privacy. © Edward Birch
The curved passage, lined with recessed LED strip lighting follows the shape of the oval courtyard. © Edward Birch