Hidden House / Archterra Architects

Hidden House / Archterra Architects - Interior Photography, Table, Deck, GardenHidden House / Archterra Architects - Exterior PhotographyHidden House / Archterra Architects - Exterior Photography, WoodHidden House / Archterra Architects - Interior Photography, Living Room, Sofa, Table, ShelvingHidden House / Archterra Architects - More Images+ 27

Margaret River, Australia
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Hidden House / Archterra Architects - Exterior Photography, Garden
© Douglas Mark Black

Text description provided by the architects. This additions project is located amongst jarrah and peppermint forests and grafts a contemporary pavilion onto an existing timber-framed and clad house built in the early ’90s.

Hidden House / Archterra Architects - Exterior Photography, Wood
© Douglas Mark Black

The new work consists of a reading/living room and master bedroom with a bathroom and is linked to the existing house by a transparent gallery that also acts as a secondary entrance to the new wing.

Hidden House / Archterra Architects - Interior Photography, Sofa
© Douglas Mark Black

Large sliding panel doors that disappear into the wall cavity allow a flow of space and views between the existing house and the new reading room and then through the bedroom. A frameless corner window in the bedroom enables panoramic views into the bushland surrounding the house and invites the bush into the room.

Hidden House / Archterra Architects - Interior Photography, Table, Chair
© Douglas Mark Black
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Hidden House / Archterra Architects - Interior Photography, Table, Shelving, Chair
© Douglas Mark Black

3m high sliding doors in the reading room link the indoors to the full height of the trees to the east and an amazing early morning light show through the tree trunks. 

Hidden House / Archterra Architects - Interior Photography
© Douglas Mark Black
Hidden House / Archterra Architects - Interior Photography, Table, Deck, Garden
© Douglas Mark Black

A window seat in the main living area surrounded by bookshelves frames a view of the bush and provides an intimate spot to read and contemplate nature. Externally the window seat is articulated as a compressed cement sheet hood within the dark fluted metal cladding.

Hidden House / Archterra Architects - Interior Photography, Windows
© Douglas Mark Black

Prefinished vertical Colorbond cladding in dark grey tones mimic the verticality of the trees and settles the new work into the bushland setting and contrasts with the white walls and light plywood ceilings of the interior.

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Cite: "Hidden House / Archterra Architects" 10 Jun 2020. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/941374/hidden-house-archterra-architects> ISSN 0719-8884

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