Jury citation
Architecture Architecture strives to create homes of physical and psychological wellbeing, providing a diversity of spaces so that occupants can always find a place of comfort: social spaces and private spaces, generous spaces and intimate spaces, spaces to gather and spaces to retreat. With Sunday, the practice has masterfully met this aim.
On entering the sweet, unassuming house, you are instantly aware that this home is something different. Even on a wet and wintery day, light, texture and material warmth draw you in. With space enough for two, the dwelling offers a delicate intimacy where the rituals of daily life are celebrated. Everywhere you look, there is something to delight. Miraculously, the central courtyard offers complete protection and privacy from overlooking neighbours. Every room offers light, greenery and outlook. When the urge to gather presents, the house easily welcomes guests, with spaces showing a delightful ability to adapt and flex. You can easily imagine long summer evenings there, with windows and doors flung open and the sound of merriment floating between rooms. Occupying a site of only 175 square metres, the home presents a depth and variety of spaces: a wonderful achievement.
Sunday is located in Fitzroy, Victoria, on Wurundjeri Country, and was reviewed by Michael Macleod in Houses 151.
Project credits
Architect: Architecture Architecture; Project team: Michael Roper, Nick James, Angus Hamilton, Daria Selleck ; Builder: Grenville Architectural Construction.
