2026.01 harmans road

lyttleton hill house

programme

• executive family home

• 3 bedrooms, study, lounge, dining, kitchen, double garage, 2 bathrooms, laundry

• limited site access

issues

• south facing views

• limited northern solar access

• steep site

• access at top of site

• privacy to road

• little soil cover to rock

solutions

• living zone at entry level with garaging flush with road

• bedrooms located below

• building spaced off hill for north access

• south facing glazing in all rooms oriented to view

• large west facing deck for evening sun

• prefabricated mass timber structure for fast erection

• no bulk excavation of site, with only limited footings for poles

• retained road edge for visitor parking and construction staging

• central circulation feature

• study birdnest with views over harbour

• naturalised landscape for low maintenance

status

• concept