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Clifftop House

In Sydney, on the top of a rock escarpment, Luigi Rosselli Architects designed a vertical living, where shading devices and good use of materials create an air-conditioning free house.

Clifftop House

Perched on the top of a rock escarpment in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs, overlooking Queens Park and Centennial Park, the cliff top house is an example of vertical living.

Four storeys high, only to above the street and built to the front boundary, it was easily approved by the local authority because it was consistent with the unique topography, and Luigi Rosselli Architects demonstrated the positive impact to the public and neighbours.

Clifftop House — Luigi Rosselli Architects, Clifftop House, Queens Park, New South Wales, Australia

The cliff top design has incorporated the outdoor space in the form of terraces and balconies, to make up for the inaccessible garden at the bottom of the cliff. The “scissoring” design took inspiration from the natural rock ledges one can find in this site and Sydney’s coastal landscapes.

Luigi Rosselli Architects, Clifftop House, — Luigi Rosselli Architects, Clifftop House, Queens Park, New South Wales, Australia

The western elevation of the house has unique city and Blue Mountains views over the greenery of the gulley and adjoining parks. The balcony projections, louvres and shutters moderate the heat of the western orientation. All habitable rooms have an external sun protection. Vertical living, shading devices and good use of materials have delivered an air-conditioning free house.

Luigi Rosselli Architects, Clifftop House, Queens Park, New South Wales, Australia

Luigi Rosselli Architects, Clifftop House, Queens Park, New South Wales, Australia

Luigi Rosselli Architects, Clifftop House, Queens Park, New South Wales, Australia

Luigi Rosselli Architects, Clifftop House, Queens Park, New South Wales, Australia

Luigi Rosselli Architects, Clifftop House, Queens Park, New South Wales, Australia

Luigi Rosselli Architects, Clifftop House, Queens Park, New South Wales, Australia

Luigi Rosselli Architects, Clifftop House, Queens Park, New South Wales, Australia

Luigi Rosselli Architects, Clifftop House, Queens Park, New South Wales, Australia

Luigi Rosselli Architects, Clifftop House, Queens Park, New South Wales, Australia. Sketch

Luigi Rosselli Architects, Clifftop House, Queens Park, New South Wales, Australia. Sketch

Luigi Rosselli Architects, Clifftop House, Queens Park, New South Wales, Australia. Sketch

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Luigi Rosselli Architects, Clifftop House, Queens Park, New South Wales, Australia. Ground floor plan

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Luigi Rosselli Architects, Clifftop House, Queens Park, New South Wales, Australia. First floor plan

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Luigi Rosselli Architects, Clifftop House, Queens Park, New South Wales, Australia. Undergrounf floor plan

Clifftop House, Queens Park, New South Wales, Australia
Program: single-family house
Architects: Luigi Rosselli Architects
Design Architects: Luigi Rosselli, Naoko Nishizu
Project Architects: Luigi Rosselli, Carl Rutherfoord
Joinery: Carl Rutherfoord
Contractor: Building With Options (B.W.O.)
Structural Consultant: Rooney & Bye, Pty Ltd Consulting Engineers
Interior Design: Decus
Interior joinery: Space Joinery
Wall cladding: Magic Door Industries
Schermature solari: Eclipse Opening Shade Systems

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