Via @morentz_gallery This stunning home, located on a secluded cul-de-sac in Balmain East, a suburb of Sydney, was built by one of Australia's most critically acclaimed architects Richard Leplastrier for a notable client. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This distinctive, handcrafted house was designed and built in 1988-1992 and was set close to the water giving it spectacular views of its surroundings. It was built by Richard Leplastrier, one of Australia’s most influential and internationally awarded architects, and was home, until his death in 2015, to Tom Uren, one of the country’s most respected politicians and a well-known campaigner for the environment, peace and social justice. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Taking its cue from the nearby industrial waterfront buildings, as well as from the character of Uren himself, there’s a solidity and robustness to the form of the three-bedroomed timber house, and yet it still manages to create an element of openness and intimacy. With a later addition, in the rainforest garden, of a two-storey structure, based on a boat house and incorporating a fourth bedroom and second bathroom, the Tom Uren House is perfectly suited to its location. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ For Leplastrier, “when you make a house for a person, it’s suiting them, and I mean that in terms of clothes. It’s like an overcoat for a family, it’s a very particular thing.” Tom Uren, he says, was very much at the forefront of his mind as he designed this house. If you look from across the road, he says, there are “a series of houses that sit together, cheek by jowl, and then suddenly you come to Tom’s place. It’s not isolated; it’s the head of that line, and I’ve always seen him as a figurehead in a way, a politician who had the good of the community in his heart.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ With timber as one of the main materials in the house, the overal design has an extraordinary warmth and adds a lot of character to the house. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Photography by Michael Nicholson. #australianarchitecture #iconichouses #architecturehunting #richardleplastrier #australianhomes #timberhouse #architecturedesign #australianhomes #1980sdesign #80sdesign #tomuren #modernhouses (en Balmain East, New South Wales) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cph-dNpIKSh/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
