You Yangs House is a generous new home for a young family located within the low-lying flatlands aside the granite ridges of Southern Victoria. The residence’s design echoes the context and utility of the many agricultural structures located in the area and provides a rich spatial generosity throughout rooms which have been thoughtfully zoned around a protected central courtyard. The roof line provides a powerful silhouette maximising ceiling height through the living areas and inviting sunlight deep into the house as it pitches north towards the adjacent bushland and distant mountain range. Inside, You Yangs House contains programming that intuitively mediates between family togetherness and opportunities for privacy within a robust material curation designed to wear in, not out as the children grow. Masonry and glass shape an architectural composition that becomes progressively lighter and increasingly expansive with bedrooms located in the lower, tapered volumes to leverage the cosy, haven-like qualities conducive to sleep and self-care while the other end devises a functional lightbox where daily patterns are carried out in a soaring, light-filled space which is agile and ever-evolving. You Yangs House demonstrates the functional beauty of architecture at its most pragmatic.

Construction – S K Dunstan Builders