FOREVER HOUSE

A modern concrete house, Forever House by MCK Architects overcomes the complexities of a sloping site and a crowded suburb through a considered approach to design, the built form and the landscape.

Located in Seaforth on Sydney's Northern Beaches, the home is blessed with vistas of the still waters of Middle Harbour. The Forever House strikes a balance between modesty and tenacity, creating a home that the clients describe as ‘an oasis’ where every part of the design has ‘it’s own purpose and beauty.’ Appearing as a simple concrete form more akin to an object floating on the land rather than something built to be entrenched in it. The home operates in a constant state of calm; the considered tube-like form combines with a careful play of voids to both draw light deep into the home and to separate adult and child zones within. Whilst its footprint is simple and unassuming, there are still enough spaces to escape to when one needs to find solitude. Off-form concrete and timber combine as the dominant materials of the home's palette to create a home both solid + robust, or light and inviting. A balance of positive and negative forms create an arrangement of purposeful spaces for living in a home designed collaboratively with quality and longevity in mind.

Architecture: MCK Architects

Interior design: MCK Architects and Taline Gabrielian

Build: FCD Group

Landscape design: Lone Pine Landscapes

Doors and windows: Vitrocsa.

Lighting: Est Lighting and Euroluce.

Artwork: Heather B. Swann

Photographer: Anson Smart