2026
Push Me Pull You
Concept
Westmere | New House
A concept design for a new build family home in Westmere — a study in rhythm, texture, and quiet sculptural form, designed for a professional couple and their two teenage children. A palette of white brick and warm cedar establishes a sense of calm permanence, while a finely detailed cedar screen wraps the façade in a motif of folding and unfolding that becomes the guiding language of the whole project. Subtle shifts in the floor plan create moments of compression and release, while bespoke cabinetry continues the theme with crisp lines and faceted surfaces.
A home designed for layered family living
The house is arranged as a generous five-bedroom family residence across two living areas, designed for both everyday ease and the different rhythms of a busy family life. Beneath the house, a substantial underground basement provides parking for multiple cars alongside a workshop — concealed from view and fully integrated into the plan. The marble kitchen is both a working heart and a considered piece of architecture in its own right, with surfaces and finishes that hold their own against the warmth of the cedar and brick exterior.
A pool house that works as hard as the house does
Alongside the pool, a separate pool house offers a genuinely flexible retreat — equally suited as a home office for focused work, a hangout space for teenagers, or a quiet guest escape. It extends the functionality of the house into the garden without overstating its presence.
A home that reveals itself gradually
Set within its verdant Westmere surroundings, the architecture balances softness and precision, solidity and lightness. It is a home that reveals itself gradually, where each fold, screen, and surface contributes to a cohesive and quietly expressive whole.
A substantial underground basement with parking and a workshop, fully integrated into the plan
White brick and warm cedar — a palette that establishes calm permanence on a leafy Westmere street
A marble kitchen that is both a working heart and a considered piece of architecture
A pool house equally suited as a home office, teenage hangout, or quiet guest retreat
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