Design Matters Awards: ‘Deconstruction’ zone in wins design awards for Watermans Bay family home

Key points

• Darklight Designs has won several honours at the Design Matters National Building Design Awards for Old Ladies Club, a family home in Watermans Bay, Western Australia. The brief called for a fun, practical home for a couple raising three energetic boys, with gardens visible from every main room.
• The architect responded with a split-level pavilion design, a rumpus room opening onto a lawn, and parking tucked underneath, while keeping a mature street gum.
• The judges praised its clean planning and restrained materials.