Courtyard House

Architecture Residential Mungo Brush, New South Wales, Australia

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1. Courtyard House for FABPREFAB

Dusk at the Courtyard House.

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2. Courtyard House for FABPREFAB

Sliding timber screens open the courtyard to the surrounding landscape.

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The level of enclosure of the inner courtyard can be carefully controlled.

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4. Courtyard House for FABPREFAB

The screen in the 'closed' position.

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5. Courtyard House for FABPREFAB

The screen in motion.

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6. Courtyard House for FABPREFAB

The screen in the 'open' position.

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7. Courtyard House for FABPREFAB

A secluded space open to the sky with veiled views of the surrounding bushland.

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8. Courtyard House for FABPREFAB

The courtyard provides a threshold space that is partially in and partially out.

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9. Courtyard House for FABPREFAB

The armature of the sliding screen provides a powerful marker on the site.

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10. Courtyard House for FABPREFAB

A common language of weathered timber boards defines the scheme.

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The prefabricated typology allows the home to be lightly grounded without degrading the site’s landscape with invasive construction.

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Carefully positioned glazing captures views through the house to courtyard and landscape beyond.

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Entry

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Simple but robust details allow the house to suit a range of sites.

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Internal finishes are kept clean and bright to allow the owners to make their own mark.

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The house sits calmly on the site.

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Floor Plan

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Description

Courtyard House is a prefabricated, off grid, modern interpretation of the traditional Australian rural home, developed in collaboration with FABPREFAB. The verandah is enlarged to become an outdoor room, whilst a sliding screen to the rear of the dwelling allows flexibility between providing an intimate courtyard or opening up to the expansive landscape.

The organisation of flexible living areas provide an unexpected sense of space in a building normally dictated by narrow proportions. The dynamic arrangement of these spaces provides a strong connection to the ever changing landscape.

The prefabricated typology allows the home to be lightly grounded without degrading the site’s landscape with invasive construction.

Visit fabprefab.com.au to find out more.

Details

Project size 128 m2
Site size 500 m2
Completion date 2019
Building levels 1

Project team

Fraser Mudge Project Architect
CHROFI Architect
FABPREFAB Developer & Builder
Somewhere Landscape Architects Landscape Architect