A Spacious Contemporary Home of Stone and Steel Built Above a River in Melbourne, Australia

Warrandyte House is a spacious contemporary home located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was designed by Alexandra Buchanan Architecture, this elegant bushland house of stone, wood and steel, boasts a large open plan kitchen and dining area are filled with light.

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Warrandyte House by Alexandra Buchanan Architecture

A contemporary bushland house designed for a young family that love the outdoors and entertaining, this Warrandyte site occupies a prime location perched above the Yarra River in stunning bushland.

Covered in trees, with restricted access and falling steeply to the river, the site posed a number of design challenges, including Environmental and Bushfire Overlays (BAL29).

The views, orientation, topography and context generated the form and materiality of the house. The house’s dual wings slide with the landscape to articulate privacy for neighbouring properties while maximising views, daylight and access to external entertaining spaces.

Twin butterfly roofs lift the eaves to catch daylight from every direction and enhance the sense of space and connection to outdoors. A glazed circulation slot creates a dramatic but efficient connection between the two forms. A generous roof terrace with external fireplace and arbour allow for contemporary outdoor entertaining as the natural terrain of the site falls below, relatively untouched.

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Photos courtesy of Alexandra Buchanan Architecture & Marvelle Photography

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