The inspiration for the design of this house was the idea of creating an elevated outdoor room that sat amongst the trees. The existing building was a nondescript interwar double brick cottage on a large leafy plot. The brief was to open up the house to the back garden, which was one of the major appeals of the property, bringing the bushland setting into the house. The clients wanted to streamline and reconfigure the living spaces to make a more family friendly, open plan space with a clear connection between indoor and outdoor spaces, as well as creating a social kitchen for entertaining. Source URL: http://www.bijlarchitecture.com.au/residential-interiors#/chatswoodhouse/