Architect: Drew Heath Architect
Completion: 2004
Cypress House takes its cues from the Japanese tradition of elegant spaces and expressed structure. Drew Heath’s design pairs raw timber with hi-tech materials and generously scaled openings that draw the native bush in – creating a quiet zone of contemplation that rewards close attention.
The house works through restraint. Simple, well-considered spaces, an honest material palette, and a deliberate relationship with site and landscape that reflects Heath’s wider approach to residential architecture. He won the Wilkinson Award for excellence in residential architecture in 2013, and Cypress House is a clear demonstration of that thinking.
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