Here's another job that also kept us busy last year. Our "island" job in Leura.
After a year an a half negotiating with planning officers for a design solution the good bergers decided to ignore their internal advice and refused our DA for political reasons. More votes in that direction... lot's of misinformed hysteria around this in the local populace.
Here's our response that's being taken to the Land & Environment Court. Echos of "mountain" style in a plan form that's reminiscent of grand old guest homes.
LEC is always a lottery even with a good design but it at least brings the assessment back to considered merit rather than vexatious grandstanding. Clients need patience and deep pockets, sadly with no guarantees.
It's been one of the biggest design challenges we've faced and even though it's been a pain in many ways it's also been exciting to work on.
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| north eastern view. folded roof forms and western red cedar lining, stone base |
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| north western view. feature entry area |
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| western view. deep verandahs to mitigate summer sun |
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| southern view. heavily landscaped screen |
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| elevations. as disciplined as we could make them |
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| plan shows dominance of landscaping in the design |
