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Holman House, Sydney : Dover Heights Residence

Sydney Residential Development, Australia – design by Durbach Block Architects

25 Apr 2020 – new photos

Holman House Sydney

Design: Durbach Block Architects

Location: Dover Heights, Sydney, Australia

photograph © Anthony Browell

Sited on the edge of a 70-metre high cliff, the plan of Holman House refers to Picasso’s painting The Bather.

photograph © Anthony Browell

It contains a complex series of fluid living spaces set within a meandering perimeter that arcs, folds and stretches in response to sun, landscape and views.

photographs © Brett Boardman

photograph © Brett Boardman

Living and dining areas cantilever out over the ocean, allowing dramatic views up and down the coast.

photograph © Brett Boardman

The lower floor forms a base that is built from rough stone walls like an extension of the cliff below.

photograph © Brett Boardman

These walls continue along the cliff edge to form a series of eccentric terraced gardens and a vase-shaped rock pool.

photograph © Chris Cole

Holman House – Building Information

Architects: Durbach Block Architects
Project team: Neil Durbach, Camilla Block, David Jaggers, Lisa Le Van, Joseph Grech, Adrian Gessner
Completion: Feb 2004

Photographers: Brett Boardman, Anthony Browell, Chris Cole

photograph © Brett Boardman