Modern open-concept living room and kitchen with white walls, wooden flooring, white furniture, and colorful artwork and décor.

COOGEE HOUSE

Coogee
2004
Sarah Ferguson

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Coogee House is a new build that replaces an existing single-storey dwelling on a small, narrow block. The project transforms the site into a four-bedroom, two-storey home designed to maximise space, light and functionality.

The design focuses on creating a bright and open living environment, using extensive glazing to bring natural light deep into the home. Cross-flow ventilation is incorporated throughout, allowing the house to remain comfortable without the need for air conditioning.

Despite the constrained site, the project achieves a sense of scale and openness through careful planning and a high level of detailing. The result is a contemporary family home defined by clarity, light and a considered approach to environmental performance.

Front view of a modern white house with large glass windows and a garden, showing the interior living room with couches and chairs.
Modern living room with white walls, large windows, a beige sofa with colorful pillows, two white armchairs, a glass dining table with white chairs, and a sliding glass door opening to a backyard with grass and a stone wall.
Modern open-concept living room and kitchen with white walls, wooden flooring, white furniture, colorful artwork, and large windows letting in natural light.
Modern kitchen with white cabinets, a kitchen island, stainless steel appliances, and light-colored countertops.
A bedroom with a double bed, two nightstands with lamps, a beige armchair, a round gold mirror on the wall, and a painting of flowers on the wall.
Backyard patio with yellow stone steps, white exterior wall, green plants in a planter, a wooden fence, and outdoor furniture under a partly cloudy sky.
A man working on constructing a stone wall outdoors, with rocks and tools around him, near a building with concrete stairs.
A house under construction with a wooden framework and a pitched roof, parked cars on the street in front, and neighboring houses on either side.