Skylights

Thanks to an owner with an interest in sustainable building, Mona Vale House incorporates passive and active sustainability features.

Behind these unassuming terraces' heritage facades is an unexpectedly modern home blurring the boundaries between two once separate houses.

This modern warehouse home reinterprets the existing home style and feeling of the original home with modern flair.

Sliding cedar shutters provide this otherwise glass box with shelter, privacy and a camouflage cloak — preparing it for every situation.

Even with close neighbours, carefully positioned skylights and double-height spaces make this home feel private, bright and spacious.

Too often homes dictate how we should live. Upside Down Back to Front House is different — a redesign suits how the owners really live.