Hillside residence
Bardon House
A three-bedroom house stepping down a 14-degree slope in three split levels, with living spaces opening east to the city view under a 1.8 metre eave.
- Location
- Bardon, Brisbane
- Completed
- 2024
- Floor area
- 320 sqm
- Scope
- Architecture, interiors, construction supervision
The brief
A family returning from ten years abroad, a steep lot nobody else wanted, and a view they did not want to waste on a corridor.
What we did
- 01
Three split levels, no cut-and-fill
The house steps with the 14-degree slope instead of flattening it, which kept the retaining wall to one metre and the excavation bill off the budget.
- 02
A 1.8 metre eave on the east
Deep enough to keep the morning sun off the glass until nine, shallow enough to keep the city view uninterrupted from a seated height.
- 03
One stair, three landings
Each landing is a room in its own right rather than circulation, so the vertical plan does not waste floor area.
The project
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Credits
- Architecture
- Miguel Antonio Ledesma
- Interiors
- Karla Suson
- Site supervision
- Benjamin Ouano
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