House on a Lane focuses on finely tuning the brief for a family home. It actively avoids features and attention, instead seeking to be a hard-working, silent helping hand to its occupants. Throughout the design of this addition, liveability has been the priority: there are convenient places to store everything, and there are spaces to support all the rituals of daily life.
The house, designed by architect Rob Kennon for himself and his family, is restrained so as to form a calm backdrop to the vibrancy of family life. The front garden, designed by Eckersley Garden Architecture, and the existing heritage facade have