project -smith st, manly
project team - tone wheeler, jan o'cconor
builder - northern building design - manuel talbot
structural engineer - o'hearn consulting
landscape architect lester landscape design

the house is part of a continuing exploration of courtyard housing by environa studio to provide both high environmental performance and good internal amenity and privacy on very small land areas.  in order in order to maximise northern sun and light from the side boundary the new house has a courtyard form which differs markedly form the other ‘box’ style houses in the street.  the house has a single storey scale to the front and back streets to fit the streetscape, with a private 2 storey courtyard at the centre.  every room faces onto the courtyard and thus has a view and gets good light and ventilation (see below).  the house has living areas on the lower level and bedrooms on the upper level to utilise diurnal temperature changes in winter