Wye River House / Matt Goodman Architecture Office – MGAO
The project encompasses not just a permanent dwelling for the client, but also a self-contained holiday rental.
The project encompasses not just a permanent dwelling for the client, but also a self-contained holiday rental.
Located on a lazy bend of the Derwent River in Hobart, this house accentuates the drama of living on the water’s edge. Connections with the landscape oscillate between enclosure and embrace. A courtyard, a colonnade, ledges and terraces soften the distinction between house and landscape with a series of steps and paths.
In Christmas day 2015, an out of control bush fire swept through Wye River, 116 homes were lost in the fire. This project replaces one of these homes. The site is located on a steeply sloping block, obliquely facing Bass Straight.