Jong House

Site

The main features of this home are the straight lines and design of the external eaves. The home has excellent solar gain and the overextended eaves work perfectly to let the sun in through winter and shade the windows and doors in summer.

Story

We used Sam Haberle from S. Group architecture to design the house and the clients were rapt with the first concept. We organised everything from the concept to the completion of the home and worked to the client's set budget.

The Jongs were great clients and happy that their home perfectly meets their brief and they are more than happy with the result and their experience building with Davies. This result is why we build and is exactly what we aim to do every time.

Materials

The bump out windows in the bedroom and study look awesome from both inside and out. We had the over-sized Oregon beams locally milled for the pergola and used custom-made galvanised brackets to support the posts and protect from rotting.

Raked ceilings and high light windows give a light, open atmosphere to the living room

Sustainability

The clients only started their heat pump just to make sure it works; as for the rest of the time, the sun and insulation does the job. We selected dark tiles to lay through the dining, kitchen and living floors and they work perfectly to store the heat from the sun.

Recognition