A family needed a three-story home. The problem was that only two stories were allowed on the site.
For Coogee House in Sydney, Chenchow Little turned that restriction into architecture. Part of the upper-level wall folds inward to become the roof, while other sections are cut and angled to preserve views from neighboring properties. What first looks like an unusual sculptural form is actually the result of several very practical constraints.
Around the solid core of the house, a second layer of dark metal screens creates privacy while forming balconies, walkways, stairs, and protected outdoor spaces between the interior and the outer skin. Even the arrival is unusual, with a timber bridge leading into the space between these two layers.
Coogee House shows how restrictions can do more than limit architecture. Sometimes, they can create it.
Architects: Chenchow Little
Location: Sydney, Australia
Area: 332 m²
Year: 2016
Photographer: John Gollings
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