A Unique Suburban Modern House with Courtyard Pool in Claremont, Australia

Claremont Residence is a unique suburban modern house located in Claremont, Australia. The home was designed by David Barr Architect, with a beautiful courtyard pool and charming whitewashed walls.

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David Barr Architect

Claremont Residence by David Barr Architect

This extension to a pre-war suburban house is generated by a series of brick volumes connected by discreet landscaped areas. A clear grid informs the new addition’s planning, with each of the main spaces (dining room, living room, bedroom) located separately.

The project extends the house into the garden, the plan shifted and manipulated to capture views of beautiful mature trees on the site and in neighbouring gardens. Distinct spaces are created externally (a courtyard, a formal lawn, a raised external dining area and pool) and then drawn back into the house through large areas of glazed openings.

The project’s materials are a juxtaposition between the brickwork, ‘bagged’ and painted white, and dark steel and timber elements that link them. Large sliding doors, their frames concealed, open the major rooms to the garden and courtyards. Deep window reveals open to the north, while operable timber screens shield western windows from the sun.

Internally a restrained palette of concrete floors, plaster walls and American Walnut timber joinery gives the client’s art and furniture collection prominence, while simultaneously creating a backdrop for their young family to add vitality.

The House Design Project Information:

  • Project Name: Claremont Residence
  • Location: Claremont, Australia
  • Type: Modern House
  • Area: 170 m²
  • Designed by: David Barr Architect
  • Project Year: 2016

Photos by: David Barr Architect & Robert Frith

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