Working with the slope
Stepping the floor levels meant far less digging and retaining, and the drop gives the living room a higher ceiling without making the house any taller from the street.
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Custom HomeWhitlam · Molonglo Valley2022
Klaus Moje Residence III
A split-level Whitlam home that follows its sloping block, with quiet places to work.
The block falls gently from the street to the back fence, and rather than cut it flat we let the house follow it. The entry and bedrooms sit on the upper level, and a few wide steps lead down into a large open living space that opens straight onto the garden. On sloping blocks, good design and construction in Canberra starts with the levels, so the engineer, drafter and site supervisor agreed every step height before the slab was set out.
Both owners work from home several days a week, so the plan includes a dedicated study near the entry and a built-in desk nook off the kitchen, each with its own lighting, so work has a proper place and doesn't end up on the dining table.
Site area
610 m²
Internal
248 m²
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Garage
Double
Star rating
7.2
Photographs
On site in Whitlam.
Shot over three visits, at dawn, midday and dusk, so the material palette reads the way the family will actually live in it.
What's inside
The specification, in plain English.
Every line here is something we insisted on, not something added to fatten a quote.
Ask about this specification- 01Split-level design that follows the natural fall of the block
- 02Wide timber steps linking the entry level to the main living area
- 03Dedicated study plus a built-in desk nook off the kitchen
- 04Skylight over the kitchen island for daylight in the middle of the plan
- 05Large-format porcelain floor tiles through the living areas
- 06Double sliding doors from the living room to the rear garden
Signature moments
The things worth
pointing out.
Small decisions that only reveal themselves once you're living in the house. These are ours for this project.
A desk with its own light
The kitchen desk nook has strip lighting under its overhead cupboards, so it works as well on a dark winter afternoon as it does at midday.
Daylight in the middle
The skylight over the island brings light into the centre of the house, the part of an open plan that usually ends up darkest.
Where it stands
Whitlam,
Molonglo Valley.
- Client
- Professional couple
- Build time
- 11 months
- Delivered
- 2022
