Front view of Lou's House in Adamstown Heights, Newcastle, by Muci architects. The building is a large triangular shape. Clad in James Hardie fine texture cladding and cover battens. Native garden surrounds. Client is Goodwin Vaughan builders.

LOU'S HOUSE

Lou’s House is sited on a triangular block at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac in Adamstown Heights. The original dwelling on the site is a modest weatherboard structure with a brick base, typical of much of Newcastle’s inner suburbs. Our proposal builds upon this familiar material palette while radically replanning the home to better connect with the generous garden and opportunities for northern light.

Inspired by the organising logic of some of our favourite mid-century suburban houses, Lou’s House gathers all rooms under a single raking roof form. Two levels of bedrooms are stacked at one end, the entry foyer and stairwell occupies a double height space in the middle of the plan, with living areas at the low side, stepping down to the garden.


A scale architectural concept model of Lou’s House in Adamstown Heights by Muci. The roof is left on to show the wedge-shaped form of the design.
A architectural section of Lou's House in Adamstown Heights, Newcastle, by Muci architects. The raking roof form starts at two storeys on the left and angles down through the living room to the garden.

CREDITS

MUCI: Chris Mullaney, Steani Cilliers, Zac Ifield, Gizelle McKinnon
BUILDER: Goodwin Vaughan
STRUCTURE: Acor Consulting
VISUALISATION: Second Studio


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