Tulipwood House - Open Journal

Tulipwood House - Open Journal

Named after the plantation-grown timber sourced from the United States and used to clad this house, the Tulipwood Housein Melbourne’s bayside suburb of Melbourne is found in a cul-de-sac, a short stroll from the beach.

Replacing a 1930s brick house that sat awkwardly on its triangular-shaped site (fanning out from the street), the Tulipwood House is at the other end of the spectrum, sinuous and fluid. “We wanted to engage with the site, as much as reduce the overlooking from neighbouring properties,” says architect Kate Fitzpatrick, co-director of Auhaus, who worked closely with co-director, architect Ben Stibbard, and landscape architect Tim Nicholas from TNLA.