Balancing dynamic geometries and rigorous detailing, Moon House is bursting with playfulness and optimism yet grounded in seriousness and ambition. Its voluminous curves express the clients’ lively personalities and are a contemporary interpretation of the streetscape, while the restrained palette and meticulous craftsmanship create a calm, textural, light-filled home with flow and ease for entertaining.

Responding to the diverse Waverly streetscape gave license for an expressive façade, capturing the clients’ personalities, while still being contextual to the scale of the Federation and Neoclassical neighbours. The curved geometries bridge these architectural typologies, reinforce the project program and enhance the interior atmosphere.

Three stepped arches (referencing gables) frame the entry, shower, and bedroom, and create enclosure. Inside, the double-form vaulted ceiling is a bright, airy counterpoint to the compressed entry and helps define spaces. The semi-circular vault creates intimacy over the sofa and frames the palm-tree canopy. The double-height quadrant vault offers openness for circulation, fosters dynamic lighting conditions, and the internal window connects to the study.
Interspersed volumes and voids filter light into the ground floor and provide connections to upstairs rooms. The calm, textural, restrained palette accentuates the light, architectural geometries and precise craftsmanship.

Photography: Katherine Lu