The project resulted from an 18 month email conversation between the Sydney based client and the Amsterdam based architect. The client wanted an impossibly cheap house that looked luxurious; that was compact but would never feel small.

The site is occupied by 2 distinct components, separated by a private garden courtyard. The main house consists of a single extruded volume of black plywood suspended from beams in the roof structure. The offset suspended volume divides the house programmatically – its interior spaces enclose the private functions of the house, while its exterior surfaces define the public spaces.

On the ground plane, a single fixed element in the form of a cantilevered in-situ concrete bench, anchors the space and creates a hearth.