Hurlstone Park House

House Hurlstone Park is an exploration of form, light, privacy and materials. The site presented challenges to create a private open plan living, dining and kitchen space for a young family of five. The architectural response was a monolithic form added onto the existing four bedroom double fronted plan. The solid form was carved out with skylight tunnels: there are two large skylights on the northern and southern side of the site to capture natural light throughout the day. The form of the architecture is a response to the angles of the skylights while redirecting views away from the two-storey brick neighbours on either side. The use of tactile, recycled bricks on the outside was balanced by a simple, crisp white interior.