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Above: Slot skylights and cut-outs in the ceiling
allow light to penetrate deep into the house. The
cut-outs also provide a visual connection between
the ground floor and upper level.
Right: A central volume in the centre of the house
forms a services core. The door on the left is the
entry to a lift. The core also conceals an integrated
refrigerator and an extra-large scullery and pantry
behind the oak veneer cabinetry in the kitchen.
To offset the square-edged lines of the island,
the design team specified two sculptural Qasair
rangehoods.

was not about having all the bells and
whistles. Both the form of the building
and the material palette were driven by a
desire for restraint.”
Linardi says the design needed to
accommodate the mature trees on site.
These helped to define the footprint and
the building envelope.
“It was also essential to maximise the
sun to the north at the rear of the property,
and views to the south, at the front.”
With this in mind the design team
wrapped the house within a large, simple,

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