A turn-key private residence by FREEMAN & CO, this three-level home is perched on the steep slopes of Mosman above Chinaman's Beach, with expansive views across Sydney Harbour to North Head and the Pacific Ocean.
Largely concealed from the street, the house is carefully composed around the sculptural form of a mature Angophora tree. Principal living spaces open onto generous covered terraces, framing the harbour panorama, while blackened steel brise-soleil sit within deep, white reveals to temper light and create rhythm across the façade. Smaller, precisely placed openings offer intimate vignettes of the surrounding garden.
Internally, a restrained palette of plastered walls, terrazzo floors, silk rugs and Carrara marble—each in nuanced shades of white—captures shifting light and shadow throughout the day. Strong black accents introduce moments of contrast and definition. A deliberately darkened internal stair provides a sensory counterpoint to the luminous interiors, heightening awareness of the framed harbour views beyond.
At the lower level, a basalt-lined swimming pool is nestled within a secluded, lushly planted courtyard, forming a private oasis of green that anchors the house to its landscape.
A turn-key private residence by FREEMAN & CO, this three-level home is perched on the steep slopes of Mosman above Chinaman's Beach, with expansive views across Sydney Harbour to North Head and the Pacific Ocean.
Largely concealed from the street, the house is carefully composed around the sculptural form of a mature Angophora tree. Principal living spaces open onto generous covered terraces, framing the harbour panorama, while blackened steel brise-soleil sit within deep, white reveals to temper light and create rhythm across the façade. Smaller, precisely placed openings offer intimate vignettes of the surrounding garden.
Internally, a restrained palette of plastered walls, terrazzo floors, silk rugs and Carrara marble—each in nuanced shades of white—captures shifting light and shadow throughout the day. Strong black accents introduce moments of contrast and definition. A deliberately darkened internal stair provides a sensory counterpoint to the luminous interiors, heightening awareness of the framed harbour views beyond.
At the lower level, a basalt-lined swimming pool is nestled within a secluded, lushly planted courtyard, forming a private oasis of green that anchors the house to its landscape.
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