Durbach Block Jaggers Architects

Hrdlicka House

Hrdlicka House
© Brett Boardman

HRDLICKA HOUSE

Durbach Block Jaggers

YEAR
2007

LOCATION
Australia

CATEGORY
Houses

Text description provided by architect.

Conceived of as a peninsular jutting out from the circulation box abutting the slope, the planar inflection of the space opens to the shimmering expanse of harbour towards Sydney Heads.

Hrdlicka House
© Brett Boardman
Hrdlicka House
© Brett Boardman

Essentially a strip of terraced hillside hemmed in by glazed 'piles' sporting steeply retained pools and patios that exploit Sydney's premier views, the Hrdlicka House seems unduly modest in siting and compactness.

The entry sits tightly against the parking deck, retained from an earlier development.

Although the bulk of the house spreads horizontally along the site, the tight southern entry pays dividends to the north, where the easy patio extension to the living area incorporates natural rock and the contours of the site.

Hrdlicka House
© Brett Boardman
Hrdlicka House
© Brett Boardman
Hrdlicka House
Brett Boardman

At the far end the shaped pool, like that of an Aalto vase, is both remote from the house and discrete in its placement.

Hrdlicka House
Brett Boardman


Hrdlicka House
© Brett Boardman
Hrdlicka House
© Durbach Block Architects
Hrdlicka House
© Durbach Block Architects
Hrdlicka House
© Durbach Block Architects


Hrdlicka House
Ground Floor Plan
Hrdlicka House
Upper Floor Plan

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