Minimal Brown and White Timbered Australian House

This wood-centric home is the work of an Australian architectural group that has been in the vanguard of sustainable development in Sydney for over a decade.

As both architect and builder, CplusC focused on timber to heighten the design of the Queens Park Residence.

A recycled Jarrah floorboard ceiling, reflected in the entry floor, promotes a feeling of warmth, welcome, and connection.The hallway extends through the house, like a tree trunk from which the private spaces branch out.

They also spurn the use of carpet which "will last for 10,000 years in landfill, but only 6 years as carpet”, a practice they describe as 'making landfill' that is temporarily used as a 'building material'."

So their brown/white or white/brown house is whittled down to one sustainable Australian plantation timber from managed forests. They built the house in such a way as to minimize waste. Typically 30% of building materials can go to landfill.

Throughout this very consistent home, the use of the same warm timber throughout achieves a mood of clean and uplifting calm.