LILLIAN
TYPE
LOCATION
STATUS
CLIENT
SITE AREA
FLOOR AREA
TEAM
New Residential Home
Cottesloe, Western Australia
Development Application
Private
492m²
315m² GFA
Craig Nener
Stuart Confait
— An upside-down family home in Cottesloe, shaped by the trees of Pearse Street and anchored by a cascading courtyard pool.
Cottesloe, WA
Located on a gentle sloping site in Cottesloe, this two-storey home inverts the conventional plan—placing living spaces upstairs to capture views of the mature Norfolk Pines lining Pearse Street to the north.
At its centre, a landscaped courtyard features a tiered, stepped pool that cascades into a sunken indoor–outdoor rumpus room below. This courtyard anchors the plan, drawing light, air, and landscape deep into the home. The upper level hosts kitchen, dining, and living spaces beneath a pitched roof, with clerestory glazing set 1.6 metres above floor level to frame the trees while maintaining privacy & prevent overlooking.
Materials are robust yet refined—white brick, dark metal, and textured concrete—chosen for their resilience to coastal conditions and quiet contrast. Architecture and landscape are interwoven, with native planting softening the edge between building and street.
Designed for family life and outdoor connection, this is a home defined by light, structure, and long, landscape views.
TYPE
LOCATION
STATUS
CLIENT
SITE AREA
FLOOR AREA
TEAM
New Residential Home
Cottesloe, Western Australia
Development Application
Private
492m²
315m² GFA
Craig Nener
Stuart Confait
— An upside-down family home in Cottesloe, shaped by the trees of Pearse Street and anchored by a cascading courtyard pool.
Cottesloe, WA
Located on a gentle sloping site in Cottesloe, this two-storey home inverts the conventional plan—placing living spaces upstairs to capture views of the mature Norfolk Pines lining Pearse Street to the north.
At its centre, a landscaped courtyard features a tiered, stepped pool that cascades into a sunken indoor–outdoor rumpus room below. This courtyard anchors the plan, drawing light, air, and landscape deep into the home. The upper level hosts kitchen, dining, and living spaces beneath a pitched roof, with clerestory glazing set 1.6 metres above floor level to frame the trees while maintaining privacy & prevent overlooking.
Materials are robust yet refined—white brick, dark metal, and textured concrete—chosen for their resilience to coastal conditions and quiet contrast. Architecture and landscape are interwoven, with native planting softening the edge between building and street.
Designed for family life and outdoor connection, this is a home defined by light, structure, and long, landscape views.