The Orchard House

A house that follows the light.

Set back from Ridge Road behind a screen of old orchard trees, The Orchard House was designed around a single idea: that every room should meet the sun at a different hour. A cantilevered upper floor shades the terrace in summer and lets low winter light run the full length of the living space.

Inside, 3.4-metre ceilings, oak joinery and a continuous marble hearth wall give the ground floor a calm, gallery-like quality. The kitchen opens to the garden through a full-height sliding wall, while a quieter study and guest suite sit at the north end.