Eyrie House by Matt Williams Architects

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Written By Anthony Richardson

Eyrie House by Matt Williams Architects

On an exposed mountain site outside Hobart, Eyrie House turns a difficult site into a place of shelter without losing the view.

 
 

Location

Mount Rumney, Tasmania, Australia

Architecture

Matt Williams Architects

Build

Dean Scurrah Builders

Engineer

JSA Engineers

Energy

RED Sustainability

Bushfire

EnviroDynamics

Filmed and Edited

Anthony Richardson

Photography

Anthony Richardson

Production

Simple Dwelling

In Partnership with

Rylock Windows and Doors

 
 
 
 

‘The house nestles into the side of the hill to provide protection, but then the lightweight structure projects out to take in the view.’

– Matt Williams, Matt Williams Architects

 

On an exposed mountain site in Mount Rumney, east of Hobart, Eyrie House by Matt Williams Architect is shaped by the tension between refuge and outlook. The home nestles into the slope to provide protection from wind, weather and bright Tasmanian light, while a lightweight structure projects outward to take in the panoramic view toward Pittwater.

The architecture moves through a deliberate sequence of enclosure and release, with a closed arrival, vertical entry void, and a main living space that opens across the landscape. Concrete masonry forms the protective base of the home, softening the harsh light while contributing thermal mass and calm. With expansive glazing from Rylock Windows & Doors, the outlook becomes central to the experience of the house, while a restrained palette of blockwork, concrete, glass and blackwood allows the surrounding landscape to take centre stage.

Eyrie House is a study in contrast, between heavy and light, enclosed and open, grounded and expansive. It turns an exposed site into a place of shelter without losing the view.

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