Family Circle embodies the essence of open-plan living and spatial transparency, fostering seamless interactions among family members, between indoors and outdoors, and across different levels.

Family Circle embodies the essence of open-plan living and spatial transparency, fostering seamless interactions among family members, between indoors and outdoors, and across different levels.

Circulation spaces like corridors and stairways are being revitalised beyond mere passages. They exude spaciousness, bask in natural light, and harmoniously align with lush outdoor gardens, providing the family with an elevated experience in their daily routines.

Circulation spaces like corridors and stairways are being revitalised beyond mere passages. They exude spaciousness, bask in natural light, and harmoniously align with lush outdoor gardens, providing the family with an elevated experience in their daily routines. The upper-level hallway can be used as a Home Office.

Family Circle embodies the essence of open-plan living and spatial transparency, fostering seamless interactions among family members, between indoors and outdoors, and across different levels.

Family Circle embodies the essence of open-plan living and spatial transparency, fostering seamless interactions among family members, between indoors and outdoors, and across different levels.

This project seeks to transform family living by adopting a more inclusive and interconnected approach. By redefining and erasing the boundary between two houses - the new and the old ancestral home - we create an activity garden that fosters joy and interaction for both sides, both generations, without compromising individual autonomy. At the heart of this garden lies the ‘Family Circle’, a knot of shared experiences that will be passed down for generations to come.

A play of plain and patterned glass blocks next to the staircase.
This is an example of a medium sized world-inspired side formal partial sun garden for summer in Sydney with a garden path and brick paving.

The design sparks a meaningful dialogue between the old and the new, enriching the family's future through multi-generational living while allowing individual autonomy when needed.

Despite being a double-storey house, the second level is positioned at the centre, allowing the roof to slope gracefully toward the front and rear. The outcome is a modest single-storey-looking façade seamlessly blending with the village-like streetscape and neighbourhood scale of Pekan Serdang. This approach reflects a deep commitment to unveiling the intrinsic essence of responsive and conscientious architecture, and a tribute to the locale's rich context, culture, and history.

Despite being a double-storey house, the second level is positioned at the centre, allowing the roof to slope gracefully toward the front and rear. The outcome is a modest single-storey-looking façade seamlessly blending with the village-like streetscape and neighbourhood scale of Pekan Serdang. This approach reflects a deep commitment to unveiling the intrinsic essence of responsive and conscientious architecture, and a tribute to the locale's rich context, culture, and history.

Circulation spaces like corridors and stairways are being revitalised beyond mere passages. They exude spaciousness, bask in natural light, and harmoniously align with lush outdoor gardens, providing the family with an elevated experience in their daily routines.

Glimpses of the architectural details and touches of green from our latest project.
Medium sized world-inspired living room in Other with white walls, terracotta flooring, white floors, a timber clad ceiling and brick walls.

Glimpses of the architectural details and touches of green from our latest project.
Inspiration for a medium sized world-inspired living room in Other with white walls, terracotta flooring, white floors, a timber clad ceiling and brick walls.

Nestled between the ancestral home and the new dwelling, the side garden was reimagined, where boundaries dissolved, and Family Circle emerged - a circular garden space uniting two homes. It is the heart of two generations, a serene hub fostering interaction and shared joy, seamlessly bridging the past, present, and future.

The reinstated and upgraded circular well, along with the existing circular column painted in a matching green colour, further weaves the old and new together. The transparency of the side elevation enriches this unity, inviting dialogue and connections that transcend the confines of conventional walls. The potential extension of this transparent approach to the old house in the future further enhances the prospect of continued connection.

Nestled between the ancestral home and the new dwelling, the side garden was reimagined, where boundaries dissolved, and Family Circle emerged - a circular garden space uniting two homes. It is the heart of two generations, a serene hub fostering interaction and shared joy, seamlessly bridging the past, present, and future.

Circulation spaces like corridors and stairways are being revitalised beyond mere passages. They exude spaciousness, bask in natural light, and harmoniously align with lush outdoor gardens, providing the family with an elevated experience in their daily routines.

Circulation spaces like corridors and stairways are being revitalised beyond mere passages. They exude spaciousness, bask in natural light, and harmoniously align with lush outdoor gardens, providing the family with an elevated experience in their daily routines.