Twig House

Twig House
Twig House

Twig House

Leeton Pointon Architects + Interiors

  ARCHITECT  Leeton Pointon Architects + Interiors
Kate Pointon

ARCHITECTLeeton Pointon Architects +Interiors
Stacy Ambelas

BUILDER Lba Construction
Len Bogatin

DIRECTOR Allison Pye Interiors
Allison Pye

DIRECTOR Mccormick Mechanical Consultants
Alistair Guss

 DIRECTOR Taylor Cullity Lethlean Landscape Architects
Kate Cullity

DIRECTOR Clive Steele Engineers
Ian Flanders

DIRECTOR Brezze Pitt Dixon Land Surveyors
Simon Cox

DIRECTOR Electrolight
Jess Perry

DIRECTOR David Broad Hydraulic Engineers
David Broad

 DIRECTOR Philip Chun Building Surveyors
Shane Leonard

DIRECTOR Leeton Pointon Architects + Interiors
Michael Leeton

PHOTOGRAPHER Earl Carter Photography
Earl Carter

PHOTOGRAPHER Lisa Cohen Photography
Lisa Cohen

STATUS
Built

YEAR
2018

LOCATION
Melbourne, Australia

TYPE
Residential › Private House

Twig house was conceived as a sculpture – melding architecture, interior and landscape into one. The curved, off-form concrete front wall, devoid of architectural embellishment, rises gently out of the landscape, shielding the building mass concealed behind.

Twig House
Twig House
Twig House

The arch reveals an opaque glass veiled entry, and glimpses of the scalloped slate roof hint to what lies beyond. Twig house is a careful composition of positive and negative layered spaces where the whole building is never fully revealed.

A pair of gently curved, concrete towers are the foundation of the house. They sit autonomously within the building and are expressed with tapered edges, as if weathered over time. A sense of archeology is expressed in their elemental monumentality.

Inside they remain nurturing and tranquil. The towers underpin the zoning of the house and the unadorned concrete provides solidity and timelessness. 

Twig House
Twig House
Twig House

The monumentality of the built form is balanced with soft dappled light, curved forms, polished plaster walls, sheer curtains, acoustic treatments, oak ceilings and eucalyptus twig screens. he building is purposefully restrained to provide a calming sense of balance and refuge, whilst supporting the fluid ebb and flow of modern family life. Everyday spaces are intimately scaled and contained; connected by secret stairs. Further layering of spaces allows extended family gatherings.

A sense of restraint & calm prevails.Sustainability is seamless within the building. Passive ventilation, acoustic and thermal insulation, concealed solar panels, underground water tanks and thermal massing are all integrated, yet remain unseen.

Twig House
Twig House
Twig House

The openly collaborative approach of Architect, Interior Designer and Builder, and the early involvement of the extended consultant team resulted in an unprecedented level of refined detail, care and consideration.The result is an uncompromised and enduring family home.

Tactile materiality explores fluidity of form and light, enclosure and expansiveness.