Undercurrent Architects was designed unique pavilion for a private residence in the north of Sidney called Leaf House.
Leaf House is a pavilion for a private residence in the north of Sidney, sited in a dramatic coastal setting. The building engages it surroundings and forms part of the landscape; its roof blending into the vegetation; its base shaping the terrain.
The design is characterised by oversailing roof shells that resemble fallen leaves, held loosely together by a structure of twisted steel beams that bring dynamic forces inside. The interior is enclosed with a thin veil of moulded glass that activates views and reflections. Private rooms are tucked below into a sandstone podium fused to the terrain.
The project entailed design and building roles, as methoods were improvised to achieve high technical complexity within cost constraints.
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