Seeking a compact home that could blend with the surrounding trees and soak up sunlight, the owners of Balmy Palmy engaged CplusC on a tight budget and complex site. Situated on a vacant site on the Palm Beach peninsula some 40 kilometres north of the centre of Sydney, Balmy Palmy is for a semi-retired couple, […]
CplusC Architectural Workshop was influenced by the Japanese concept of shakkei (borrowed scenery) for this Sydney home, “bridging the relationship” between exterior and interior. “Three decades ago, Studio Ghibli’s animated fantasy My Neighbor Totoro taught us about the importance of relationships with family, friends and nature,” explains the Sydney practice. “Similarly, the concept of Totoro […]