Pavilion-style home surrounded by native gardens in Sydney

Four Gardens House

New Home
Sustainable Design

A home woven with landscape and light

Project overview

Architect Ironbark Architecture
Location Sydney, NSW, Australia
Type Residential
Scope Sustainable design
Builder Belair Design + Build
Photography Luke Butterly

Courtyard entry with native planting at Four Gardens House
Minimal pavilion architecture in Sydney residential project
Window seat with garden view and natural light
Open plan living space connected to garden landscape

Design approach

Four Gardens House was designed with the ethos of “garden first, house second”.

The house is divided into two pavilions, one for living that can be closed off for comfort control and a second for utilities and bedrooms.

Connection between pavilions through landscaped courtyard
Contemporary pavilion home integrated into garden setting
Indoor outdoor living in pavilion-style home

Landscape-led design

The path from the garage takes the owners through a covered walkway along one of the four gardens, each garden being landscaped with a different planting palette to the others and exclusively using native species only.

Home integrated with native landscape planting
Covered outdoor living area in Sydney home

Connection to outdoors

The house is modestly sized but provides every room with an enjoyable connection to the outdoors not only visual connection but a visceral, tangible connection to the environment around the building.

Dining space with natural light and timber finishes
Open plan kitchen and living in pavilion home
Open plan living with an outdoor deck
Minimalist living room with timber details in a new home of Sydney
Remote home office in a new eco home in sydney
Minimal bathroom with natural materials in Sydney home
Bathroom detail with timber joinery in residential project
Open plan living room using passive and sustainable design principles
Children’s bedroom with natural light and garden outlook
Pavilion-style home exterior at dusk in Sydney

    • Two-pavilion layout separating living and utility/bedroom spaces

    • Garden-first design approach shaping the overall planning

    • Covered walkway connecting the garage to the home through landscaped gardens

    • Four distinct gardens, each with its own planting palette

    • Use of native species across all landscaped areas

    • Strong indoor-outdoor connection from every room

  • Architect Ironbark Architecture

    Lead architect Chris Freeburn

    Builder Belair Design + Build

    Photography Luke Butterfly

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