“We were honoured to receive the award, and we couldn’t be happier with the end result,” says Architect Anthony Donato and the very lucky home owner, too. “It’s a beautiful home, and the detail and features work incredibly well — I’m really enjoying it!”

The brief of stylish detailing in an environmentally friendly home, with north facing living areas on a relatively steep site came with its challenges.

“We really wanted the house to blend in with the land, so we created split levels to work with the gradients and made use of the rear access via a back lane. We also worked with the narrow frontage by expanding the frontage to both sides to really open up the feel of the home,” Anthony explains.

The challenges and specific detailing required the right products and advice from ADX Architectural Product Manager Craig Butcher, who supplied the project with the information needed on shadow line skirting, architraves and cavity doors.

“Craig was very helpful! He met us on site several times to go through the details with the builder, which made things run smoothly. The products were exciting, and the large floor to ceiling sliding door that divides the house and doubles as a feature was a fantastic option,” Anthony says.