Seidler House - plans

The site of Seidler House is a broken, ruggedly sloping area cut by huge rock ledges and overshadowed by large eucalyptus trees. The house consists of four split levels built into the steep slope of the land. The main approach to the house from the street is via the garage and an entry bridge leading to the upper floor.

"The top level on the north accommodates kitchen and dining room, and on the south the library-study … The second level down, on the north consists of the main living area and, on the south, the master bedroom suite. The third level down, on the north contains the children’s play room and, on the east and south, three children’s bedrooms … The bottom level had a studio on the north, the laundry and a self-contained guest suite with its own kitchen, on the south and west. Every level has a bathroom, all of which are grouped vertically."

("Architects' own house", Architecture in Australia, April 1968, p.313-7)

In designing the house, the main aim was to extend the horizontal freedom of space vertically by opening the various levels into each other and creating a two-and-a-half storey high open shaft between them to add a vertical interplay of space. 

S & W elevations, Seidler house, Killara, NSW, 1966-67, by Harry & Penelope Seidler. Architectural plan. PXD 509/52

N & E elevations, Seidler house, Killara, NSW, 1966-67, by Harry & Penelope Seidler. Architectural plan. PXD 509/53

Section, Seidler house, Killara, NSW, 1966-67, by Harry & Penelope Seidler. Architectural plan. PXD 509/49

 > View full catalogue record for Harry Seidler & Associates architectural plans, 1961-1983