Modern multi-material house with large windows, a mix of brick and timber cladding, landscaped front garden, architecture by Gresford Architects.

A modern two-storey house with mixed stone and timber cladding, large windows, outdoor seating, garden, and children playing, architecture by Gresford Architects.

Interior view of a small upper floor space with wooden panelled walls, a built-in bookshelf, four chairs, a person looking out the window, skylights in the ceiling, architecture by Gresford Architects.

Open-plan kitchen and living area with large windows, yellow sofas, and minimalist furniture, daylight flooding in, architecture by Gresford Architects

Bright upstairs reading nook with wooden walls, four chairs, large window, ceiling skylights, and built-in bookshelves, architecture by Gresford Architects.

Modern kitchen with grey cabinetry, a light island with bar stools, a woman standing near the sink, and architecture by Gresford Architects.

A girl relaxing in a built-in window seat within a wooden-paneled wall, with architecture by Gresford Architects.

A man standing outside a modern building with wooden and brick exterior, architectural details include rectangular windows, circular ceiling openings, and plants; architecture by Gresford Architects.

Replacing an existing dilapidated house, this new ultra low energy, modernist home was born from an initial study comparing options to reuse and upgrade the original house, with the possibilities and performance of an entirely new dwelling. The compact form of the new house belies a fluid internal arrangement, with private spaces (bedrooms, study, formal living etc.) sitting within internal huts and the communal, public living spaces flowing freely around them.

At first floor a family sitting area bridges the voids over the dining and entrance halls, with the parents bedroom suite on one side, and the children's bedrooms, along with laundry, plant and storage, on the other. Watch the space as this exciting new house emerges from the ground and takes shape through 2025 and into 2026.