THE ASH

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DESIGN IT LAYERED

NEW BUILD

The owner’s of ‘The Ash’ came to Dalecki Design looking to create a light, bright home with a functional layout utilising a layered, mixed material palette. As a young, growing family, it was imperative that the home was not only suited to their current lifestyle needs, but also supported them through the different stages of life. Equally as important was the desire for a strong connection between the indoor and outdoor living zones that takes advantage of the block’s northern aspect.

Working closely with the client, Dalecki Design was able to create a 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom family home with a durable, mixed material palette that will stand the test of time, with the inherent beauty of each product ageing alongside the growing family.

Dalecki Design created a ‘U’ shape layout for the home, which wraps around a central courtyard and alfresco zone, creating a cohesive indoor/outdoor connection. This layout allows the home owners to have views to the outdoors from all areas of the house, whilst also allowing the northern sun to penetrate through the open courtyard and into the home. 

Openings throughout the home are strategically positioned to gain winter northern sun whilst also capturing the summer breezes. The pond on the southern orientation of the home acts as a ‘cooling zone’ to further assist in cooling these summer breezes before they enter the home, whilst also providing a dual sided outdoor view from the open plan living zone.

Given the home’s footprint takes up a large percentage of the block, layered landscaping has been incorporated to ensure that wherever the family may be within the home, they will have clear views of external greenery. This includes the rooftop garden which has been incorporated to provide a sense of being grounding and connected with the surrounding environment from the upper level of the home. 

The layered material palette incorporates feature brick and block work which seamlessly flows from inside to out, as well as exposed concrete and timber to add a textural dimension to the simple form of the house. The continuation of the layered, mixed material palette from the internal to external zones aids in the flow between the indoors and outdoors, creating cohesion between these two spaces. The sense of cohesion between the two zones starts upon stepping through the entry doors, where you are greeted with obscured views of the central courtyard through a breeze wall screen, providing an immediate connection whilst still retaining an aspect of privacy and.

The home has been separated in to two distinct zones over two floors, allowing both the children and the parents to have their own space and privacy as they grow. The home’s compact, yet spacious functional layout means there are no large distances to travel between internal spaces, with the ability to easily site and communicate between spaces creating a sense of connection internally between all zones.

A feature two and a half storey entry void, with north facing clerestory windows have been incorporated to flood natural light to the central passage, brightening a traditionally dark area of the home and diffusing light throughout to create a light, bright home.

Location
Morley

Date
2018

 
 
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FROM THE OWNERS

"We wanted to work alongside a talented and creative custom home designer, I came across Dalecki Design and had our first meeting with Janik. From that meeting I instantly clicked with Janik. He had strong construction knowledge and also a true passion for building & design. He showed me some previous designs from other projects and I was instantly impressed. The attention to detail was unlike any I had seen before and the designs were fascinatingly different. Janik then spent the next few months working on a home design for myself after taking my initial brief. When he presented the initial sketch design I was thrilled with what he had created. I made very few changes and insisted that he push through for a council approval quickly as possible. Janik’s help and advice stretched through into construction and he was never to busy to help clarify any queries. I found the plans clear, comprehensible and very detailed. Now living in the home and I can honestly say that engaging Dalecki Design was the best decision that led to an uncomplicated build and an amazing home to live in."

Sam + Sarah

 
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PROJECT INFORMATION

Builder
Limitless

Photographer
Dion Robeson

Photography Styling
Anna Pearl Flanders

Structural Engineer
Reed Engineers

Energy Efficiency Assessor
Eco Innovate

Building Surveyor
John Massey Group

 

PROJECT AWARDS

WINNER - NATIONAL: 2018 House and Garden
Top 50 Rooms - Best Indoor-Outdoor Connection

WINNER - NATIONAL: 2018 Trends Tida Homes Award
Australia Best Designer New Home of the year

FINALIST - STATE:  2018 Building Designers Association of Western Australia
Best New Residential Design up to $500k

COMMENDATION - NATIONAL: 2018 Think Brick Awards
Kevin Borland (Best use of Masonry) Masonry Award