INVERLOCH HIDDEN HOUSE | Andrew Child Architect

A private and robust, yet comfortable new home that could also accommodate visiting children, grandchildren and friends.
A retired couple, who are keen gardeners, were seeking a private and robust, yet comfortable new coastal home for themselves that could also accommodate visiting children, grandchildren and friends when required. The design solution creates a separate accommodation wing for the guests which could be opened up or closed down to the main house as required. This guest wing is positioned across the front of the property to provide an additional privacy buffer for the couple, who live in the main part of the house at the rear.
The site is at the end of a court and in a relatively quiet area of the town. This location, and the unique qualities of the discrete site, are harnessed to provide a secluded and relatively modest street presence before the home opens to this surprisingly wider, higher and lighter rear. These rear internal spaces all have access to northern sun and dedicated outside spaces, where the couple have been able to create and nurture their gardens.
The home provides secluded and tranquil spaces for the couple with the capacity to easily accommodate their many and varied guests when required.

Photography: TATJANA PLITT