The Leaf House by Undercurrent Architects house integrates the environment and catches qualities of its landscape. The project entailed design and building roles as methods were improvised to achieve high technical complexity within cost constraints.

The Leaf House is a building that allows users to be inside and "in-the-garden" at the same time. It's located on an escarpment overlooking the Pacific Ocean, the building is a self contained cottage forming part of a private residence, consisting of a canopy roof over a stone podium and glass enclosed deck.

Complex steel and glass forms were produced from standardized templates: glass being formed from 1 mould, flipped rotated and inverted to get apparent variations from a repetitive shape.

Location: Sydney, Australia
Project Team: German Perez-Tavio, Didier Ryan
Project Year: 2009

Photography: Hugh Rutherford

Watch their construction video here