The concept behind Night time Sky got here from its late-owner, Basil Borun. As an astronomer, triple-major engineer, and a Kind 2 diabetic who relied on his wheelchair, he got down to create a private and accessible two-bedroom abode, that might ‘take him to the celebrities’ with out leaving his front room.
This was the temporary he posed to architect Peter Stutchbury, who embraced the challenges of designing the bold dream residence at 6 Jubilee Avenue, Blackheath – the very best city within the Blue Mountains area.
Each historical and modern references are mirrored in Night time Sky’s hanging construction. Basil was impressed by a Romanian Nineteenth-century ammunition bunker, constructed of uncooked brick with arches, and the hovering 7.5-metre-high ceiling seems like one thing you’d discover in a medieval cathedral.
‘To attempt to summarise this home is nearly unimaginable,’ Fashionable Home principal and itemizing agent Marcus Lloyd-Jones says. ‘Strolling into the house for the primary time is troublesome to explain.’
However the true hero characteristic is the large oval oculus (hidden behind a retractable metal panel!) that turns the house into its personal magical observatory. The open-air skylight permits for daylight and air circulation throughout the day, and it’s been fastidiously positioned within the open-plan dwelling, kitchen and eating room to seize one of the best views of the constellations by evening!
The bedrooms, ensuite, and workplace all overlook the award-winning native gardens designed by Sophie Zaccone, with partitions of glass that provide an intriguing peek into the minimalistic areas from the surface. A chilled materials palette of recycled bricks, concrete, timber, and brass fill the interiors with character, whereas additionally offering thermal mass to soak up and launch warmth all-year-round.
The itemizing reveals that Night time Sky has been designed to final for greater than a century, as an off-grid home that ‘seems to be to the longer term’ with a formidable listing of sustainable options. It collects all its personal water and produces all its personal vitality, harnessing passive design rules and a financial institution of 48 photo voltaic panels.
It took virtually three years to construct the unimaginable residence, which was accomplished in 2020. Not lengthy afterwards, it received the celebrated Robin Boyd Award. However following Basil’s passing final 12 months, Marcus says the home in now in want of its subsequent custodians who can cherish the ‘great architectural legacy’ he’s left behind.
6 Jubilee Avenue, Blackheath, NSW is listed with Marcus Lloyd-Jones at Fashionable Home for personal sale.