In contrast to surrounding homes, the Gable House has been built away from the street front, lowering the house from the road edge to create a degree of separation and privacy from its neighbours. The split-level home creates a series of single and double height spaces that link with outdoor courtyards down the hillside. The design of the home has been based on Passive House principles. It uses a number of construction methods to create an energy conscious home wrapped in a simple robust and low maintenance cladding. The house imbues a sense of solidity and permanence as it withstands nature’s extremes, all the while furnishing the needs of its family through life stages from parents with a baby to a house for teenage children and beyond.