Giving a new meaning to indoor-outdoor flow

Many homes aren’t fortunate to have a large – or any outdoor space. When that’s the case, your only choices are to accept your fate or find a creative solution. The designers behind this home chose the latter.

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Sitting on a narrow, steep site in Sydney’s Balmoral, this home by Sanctum Design goes up rather than out.

And that applies to the outdoor living areas too – there's an elegant outdoor terrace that takes up about half of the home’s top floor.

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By making the most of the home’s vertically stacked design, the terrace makes the most of sprawling views of nearby beaches and harbour headlands.

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Up on the terrace there's there’s plenty to keep a family with young teenagers occupied – including a small L-shaped pool, firepit, outdoor cooking area and even a lawn!