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Proof that a family home doesn't have to stick to established patterns can be found in this house designed by Thom Craig

An interior view of the living areas featuring apartment, architecture, ceiling, chair, daylighting, dining room, floor, flooring, hardwood, home, house, interior design, laminate flooring, property, real estate, room, table, wall, window, wood, wood flooring, orange — An interior view of the living areas featuring tiber flooring, white/cream tones, clean lines, dining table, chainrs, lunge suite furniture

An interio view of the kitchen featuring timber apartment, architecture, cabinetry, countertop, floor, interior design, kitchen, real estate, room, orange

An interio view of the kitchen featuring timber architecture, ceiling, floor, flooring, interior design, kitchen, property, real estate, room, orange, gray

An interior view of the living areas featuring architecture, daylighting, glass, house, line, product, product design, window, gray

An interio view of the kitchen featuring timber cabinetry, floor, home, interior design, light fixture, lighting, room, shelf, wall, orange

An interior view of the living areas featuring architecture, ceiling, daylighting, floor, glass, interior design, structure, window, gray

An exterior view of this contemporary home designed architecture, building, commercial building, condominium, corporate headquarters, facade, house, real estate, residential area, black, teal

An exterior view of this contemporary home designed architecture, building, daylighting, facade, glass, house, window, black, teal

An exterior view of this contemporary home designed architecture, building, daylighting, facade, glass, home, house, real estate, roof, window, teal, black

An exterior view of this contemporary home designed apartment, architecture, building, commercial building, condominium, corporate headquarters, facade, headquarters, home, house, reflection, residential area, window, black

An exterior view of this contemporary home designed architecture, building, door, facade, window, wood, black

Whenever you face up to a challenge, you can adopt one of two approaches. The most popular is to follow a traditional and well-established path to a successful outcome. The alternative is to establish new boundaries, ideas or directions of your own.

This is what architect Thom Craig chose to do when designing his family's home.

"I wanted to challenge the form of the typical suburban family home," says Craig. "To do this I had to exclude any preconceived ideas and look to maximise the options available during the design process."

Located adjacent to an intersection, there were plenty of options to help the home relate to its surroundings. From the outside, it appears larger than the typical two-level bungalows prevalent in the area, but this is not actually the case. At 8m high, it is similar in size to the houses around it, but its thin rectangular proportions are in keeping with the size of the small and narrow site.

An exterior view of this contemporary home designed architecture, blue, daylighting, glass, interior design, light, lighting, wall, blue, black — An exterior view of this contemporary home designed by Tho Craig featuring black stained cedar cladding, , aluminium joinery, rock garden, outdoor lighting

The placement and orientation of the home maximise its usable outdoor space, leaving room for a 25m x 7m courtyard with a swimming pool and outdoor room, and making sure the area is sun-drenched.

"The combination of the walled courtyard and the trees visible above the fence line gives the impression that the courtyard is part of much larger grounds," says Craig.

Bifold doors provide entry to the house from the courtyard, with a fully retractable awning giving shade from the sun when required. As the doors run along a third of the length of the house, when they are fully open the line between indoors and out is blurred.

Inside, the most striking aspect is the simplicity of the white, gallery-like space. Two factors create the simple look; keeping furnishings to a minimum, and concealing all the usual household items.

A view of the bathroom featuring framelss glass architecture, bathroom, daylighting, home, house, interior design, property, real estate, room, gray — A view of the bathroom featuring framelss glass shower, tiber flooring, single basin vanity

The architect's approach to the interior was driven by the same desire to challenge convention that produced the exterior.

"I didn't want to create rooms with predetermined functions, but rather a collection of spaces whose use could change and evolve as my family grew and aged."

Story by: Trendsideas

01 Jul, 2009

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