The Rose House

THE ROSE HOUSE

Brcar Morony Architecture

The Rose House
© Justin Alexander

YEAR
2019

PHOTOGRAPHS
Justin Alexander

MANUFACTURERS
Louis Poulsen, Cult, Jardan, Tongue N Groove, The Brick Pit

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Sda

LOCATION
Neutral Bay, Australia

BUILDER
Bradstreet

CATEGORY
Houses

The Rose House
© Justin Alexander
The Rose House
© Justin Alexander

Text description provided by architect.

The cul-de-sac and nearby highway, a source of constant noise, needed to be addressed in the reconfiguration.

The Rose House consists of alterations to a two storey house. A solid masonry façade responds to and protects the house from the site’s street frontage, a charmless and inhospitable cul-de-sac consisting of 1970s apartment building car parking podiums and the Bradfield Highway beyond.

The Rose House
© Justin Alexander
The Rose House
© Justin Alexander
The Rose House
© Justin Alexander
The Rose House
© Justin Alexander
The Rose House
© Justin Alexander

A heavy masonry front façade with various sized apertures acting much like the battlements of a medieval castle was designed to protect the house from this environment and offer respite and tranquillity within.

While a strong barrier was required, recycled bricks, some from the existing house, were used to provide warmth and texture to this façade. Black steelwork, synonymous with strength, is used as sheltering elements and frames openings within the brickwork.

The Rose House
© Justin Alexander
The Rose House
© Justin Alexander
The Rose House
© Justin Alexander

As one passes through the house, the solidity of the façade lightens and dissipates until there is almost nothing left between the interior and exterior spaces.

The living room and master bedroom end in a wall of glass to the east and harbour views beyond.

The Rose House
© Justin Alexander
The Rose House
© Justin Alexander
The Rose House
© Justin Alexander
The Rose House
© Justin Alexander
The Rose House
© Justin Alexander


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The Rose House
Plan - Site
The Rose House
Plan - Ground Floor
The Rose House
Plan - 1st Floor