Hislop Hill House by Clare Cousins Architects
Hislop Hill House by Clare Cousins Architects.
Hislop Hill House demonstrates a critically informed response to its middle-suburban context in conjunction with providing flexible spaces for a growing family. While the house’s masonry form takes cues from the surrounding postwar brick housing stock, it also suggests an alternative to the more contemporary market-driven and over-scaled infill. A clever square plan with numerous courtyards is deployed to carefully manage privacy and natural ventilation, and to introduce green space beyond its typically peripheral allocation. Two further design decisions challenge convention: the front garden, void of a fence, is generously shared with the street; and the plan works with the topography, rather than against it, employing a series of terraced levels that step down toward Hislop Hill Reserve. Although these moves are not new, their combination in this context reveals a thoughtful and exemplary response. The rigour of the plan and section coupled with refined detailing and a strong connection to landscape illustrate what is possible on a suburban site.
Image: Clare Cousins Architects
Image: Clare Cousins Architects
Read Sarah Hurst’s review of Hislop Hill House here .
The Award for New House over 200 square metres is supported by Haymes Paint . See full image galleries of all the winning and shortlisted projects here .
