An Architects Own Home Designed for Himself His Two Sons ( House Tour)
An architects own home, Camp Cove House is the result of a rapid design evolution that saw an old brick house turned into a contemporary family dwelling. Utilising windows by Vitrocsa, Tobias Partners opens the house to natural light and the external environment. Settled into the former fishing village of Watsons Bay, Camp Cove House is an architects own home. Although the house can be accessed via three separate entrances, an official house tour would begin through the Cove Street entrance, at the solid spotted gum front door with a bronze handle. As an architects own home, the spatial layout of the house is distinct and efficient; the kitchenlivingdining area sits to the right of the entryway, the lounge is to the left, the bedrooms and bathrooms occupy the second floor and the lower level is dedicated to utility. Glazing by Vitrocsa plays an important role in transforming the preexisting structure into an architects own home. The floortoceiling sliding glass doors in the living roo
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