Anthracite House

The anthracite house is a 2 storey house with a basement. The building is flanked by 6m high boundary wall which has been transformed into green walls. 1st Storey lawn is punctuated in the centre, which opens up as a water courtyard, at the basement. The sound of the falling water from the 1st to the basement evoke the sense of calmness within the house. From the street, the house looks like a singular metallic dark grey volume floating over the land.

The shape of the land allows for 2 longitudinal bars to be designed across the site, connected by a linkway and a sculptural staircase. The basic concept is to create a free plan at the first storey with large sliding glass panels. Structural elements are expressed as blades of Stone Cladded Walls at the first storey. Services areas such as the kitchen and back of house areas are cladded in timber screens/ panelling as part of a volume inserted within the space.