Top : The entertainer ’ s kitchen is open to the central living space , with a mirror front on the island adding to the sense of connection and space . Travertine floors run right through the ground floor of the home .
Above : Teenage dream – separate but with views down into the central living space , this second lounge also has views through the distinctive glazing to the neighbouring treetops . steel frame patterning looks random it is in fact designed to transfer pressure downwards to each junction providing structural strength and support for the roof .”
If the individualistic glass curtain wall is an arresting sight , so too is the unexpected stepped roof – which also connects with nature .
“ The unorthodox use of refrigeration panels to create a cantilevering roofline provides protection from the hot Australian summer sun . Yet in winter , the room is awash with light and warmth , providing passive heating to the house , controlled by a series of internal windows .”
And given Australia ’ s dry , hot environment , water as a resource and as visual relief were central to the Rossetti ’ s vision for the architecture .
“ The floating roof panels have no gutters and the vertical glazing connecting them reveals the rain cascading or trickling down . The rain is collected instead in square side gutters that feed the 30,000L underground greywater tank – the old property ’ s repurposed swimming pool .”
In addition , the pool water laps right against the curtain wall , and water shadows race across the interior from both the clerestory windows and curtain wall . The effect is most dramatic in search | save | share at