The brief

Fit family homes and shared outdoor space on a compact urban site.

  • Provide a clear entrance across two levels.

  • Keep the upper residential bays consistent.

  • Balance street visibility with privacy.

  • Coordinate the opening sizes with the structural grid.

  • Detail the tiled threshold as a distinct public edge.

Terrace Quarter concept
Architectural material study

The design

The plan steps back above the street and places circulation around a central garden.

Terrace Quarter concept

Design outcome

The stepped massing creates a sequence of terraces and gives the courtyard more sky.

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Site & brief

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Site & brief

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Design development

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Design development

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Material & detail

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Material & detail

The stepped massing creates a sequence of terraces and gives the courtyard more sky.

Illustrative black-and-white studio portrait

Atlas

Studio note · Concept study

The stepped massing creates a sequence of terraces and gives the courtyard more sky.

Illustrative black-and-white studio portrait

Atlas

Studio note · Concept study

Begin The Journey

LET’S

Talk

Tell us what you’re building and where you’d like to begin.

Architect and client discussing plans at a construction site

Begin The Journey

LET’S

Talk

Tell us what you’re building and where you’d like to begin.

Architect and client discussing plans at a construction site

Begin The Journey

LET’S

Talk

Tell us what you’re building and where you’d like to begin.

Architect and client discussing plans at a construction site

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