A Hillside Home – Top Shelf by Spacecraft Architects

Built by Sequioa Construction, the home spans only 95 square metres and houses living, dining, bathing and sleeping spaces for the family. Integral to this clever utilisation of space is the considered integration of joinery, storage and seating elements throughout.  Requiring far fewer loose objects as a result, each room is defined by a deliberate sense of space. Teetering over the hillside, each level has access to natural light with visual sightlines uninterrupted.

The design engages actively with the site and outside context – an act of which the expansive deck with integrated bath is testament. Both houses on the site have narrow footprints, both running along the hillside’s contour. The lofty raked ceiling allows for expansive internal height space, and a mezzanine bridge to accommodate the office and spare living and bedroom spaces. The expansive access to natural light and ventilation on each level is interpreted in a myriad of ways, allowing for openness to the elements from every space. Spacecraft Architects has cleverly approached the constraints of a difficult site and turns obstructions into opportunities, resulting in a light, ventilated and light-filled neighbouring pair of homes.