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Coledale, south of Sydney, lies on a narrow stretch of land at the foot of the Illawarra Escarpment, overlooking the Tasman Sea. The area has been gently transforming in recent years, with its historical beach cottages and fishermen and miners’ shacks being renovated or replaced, often by larger houses at odds with the character of the coastal town and landscape. Blade House, designed by Takt Studio, demonstrates how a spacious dwelling can be achieved in a more nuanced way that responds to the local surroundings.

Blade House is home to Charlotte and Anthony and their two young children. The couple purchased a vacant 450-square-metre corner block and engaged Takt Studio to design a four-bedroom house with garage and granny flat. They wanted it open and hardwearing to suit their social and outdoors lifestyle,