Wattle Court
A house folded around a shared court, so every room opens onto it.
Three generations, two dogs and one narrow block. The brief was short: room for everyone, and somewhere to be together.
Instead of a back garden, the house wraps a central court. Bedrooms, kitchen and studio each have their own door onto it, and the dogs get a loop.
From the street it gives little away: a timber screen over the stair and a black wall. Everything opens inward, and for eight months of the year the court is the family’s living room.
Location
Fremantle, Australia
Type
Residential
Year
2024
Area
310 m²
Scope
Architecture, interiors
Photos
Unsplash
Materials
Spotted gum battens and shingles that will silver over time, black cladding and steel, and stone paving that runs from the street through to the court.
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