Glasshouse by Sarah Waller Architecture

Glasshouse is a minimalist single-story house located in Noosa, Australia, designed in 2015 by Sarah Waller Architecture.

Contemporary glass-walled house overlooking a lush meadow.
Modern kitchen with large dining table, black cabinets, and floor-to-ceiling windows
Sleek, spacious kitchen with minimalist design and indoor plants.
Sleek bathroom with bathtub, patterned tiles, and garden view.
Modern patio with poolside seating and a sunset sky.
Modern house with large windows overlooking a swimming pool and garden.
Modern house with illuminated interiors and pool at twilight.
Aerial view of a backyard with a long pool, patio area, and artificial
Aerial view of a modern house with a pool, patio, and landscaped

About Glasshouse

Designing Dreams: The Architect’s Journey

Sarah Waller took a leap from designing for others to crafting her own iconic home after moving from the UK to Australia. Armed with a rich design background and builder’s license, she embarked on a personal project filled with creativity. Inspired by mid-century modern architecture’s elegance, Sarah’s journey involved every stage — from initial design to final styling touches. The result? A home where form meets function, blending beauty with practicality. “Managing the process and seeing it come together has been incredibly rewarding. Living here, we truly appreciate its aesthetic and the wonderful atmosphere it creates. It still amazes me that it’s ours.”

Minimalist Marvel: The Kitchen

The kitchen stands out with its minimalist approach, where simplicity meets sculptural beauty. Functionality merges with form through the use of fine matt black laminate and marble-look porcelain on generous island benches. These elements highlight the space’s linear, monochromatic theme within the open plan layout.

Innovative Solutions: Kitchen Storage

A cleverly designed black box, clad in cutting-edge nanotech FENIX, hides the kitchen’s inner workings. It houses open shelves, extra bench space, and a butler’s sink, keeping them accessible yet concealed.

Illuminating Design: The Luminous Appeal

Glass walls extend across the home, merging indoor and outdoor spaces while inviting natural light to flood in. This not only warms the space but offers unobstructed views of the lush outdoors. A sophisticated lighting scheme, combining concealed task lights with custom pendants, creates an inviting ambience, highlighting both interior features and the outdoor landscape with architectural plants and trees.

A View to Wake Up To: The Bedroom

The master bedroom, surrounded by glass, offers dynamic views that change with the day. “It’s like living outdoors with all the indoor comforts. The sun wakes us, and we live through the day’s subtle shifts in weather.”

An Outdoor Oasis: The Bathroom

The award-winning master bathroom extends its indulgent bathing options outdoors, enhancing the home’s holiday vibe with a secluded, greenery-encased, free-standing bath.

Tropical Tranquility: The Outdoors

The home’s surroundings evoke a resort-like ambiance with lush, tropical landscaping and tiered gardens leading to a stylish pool area. The landscape design focuses on simple, tropical plantings and uplit trees, adding to the serene setting.

Poolside Elegance: Pool and Cabana

Echoing the Modernist Palm Springs style of the ’50s, the pool area blends sleek lines with a chic cabana. This space, furnished for relaxation, offers expansive views and a taste of resort living.

Timeless Elegance: The Palette

Inside and out, the home showcases a timeless black and white palette, enriched with the texture of plants, timber warmth, and tactile surfaces like white terrazzo floors. This blend of elements underscores the home’s minimalist allure and enduring charm.

Photography courtesy of Sarah Waller Architecture

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- by Matt Watts

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