A door that isn't there
The ensuite uses a single fixed glass panel instead of a hinged screen, saving almost a square metre of usable floor space.
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HouseWright · Molonglo Valley2023
Wright Courtyard House
A north-facing courtyard house built for a block half the size of its neighbours.
TypeHouse
LocationWright, Molonglo Valley
Delivered2023
Build time10 months
The Brief
How this home came to be.
Wright's blocks run small, so every room in this house does double duty — the ensuite doubles as a wet room with a frameless glass divide instead of a screen, freeing up floor space that a hinged door would have claimed.
We pushed the primary suite to the northern corner of the block to catch winter sun through a tall corner window, a decision that shows up on the power bill every July.
Site area
320 m²
Internal
187 m²
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Garage
Double
Star rating
7.5
Photographs
On site.
Shot over three visits — dawn, midday and dusk — so the material palette reads the way the family will actually live in it.
What's inside
The specification, in plain English.
Every line here is something we insisted on — not something added to fatten a quote.
- 01Wet-room ensuite with a frameless glass divide, no hinged door
- 02Primary suite oriented to the northern corner for winter sun
- 03Tall corner window engineered without a structural post
- 04Floor-to-ceiling tiling through the wet room for easy cleaning
- 05Rainwater-fed toilet cisterns across the ground floor
- 06Compact courtyard designed for a block under 350 m²
Signature moments
The things worth
pointing out.
Small decisions that only reveal themselves once you're living in the house. These are ours for this project.
A window without a post
The corner window was engineered with a hidden steel angle so glass meets glass with no visible support.
Small block, no compromises
Every room was set out on a 3D model before the slab was poured, to make sure a small footprint never felt like a cramped one.
Where it stands
Wright,
Molonglo Valley.
- Client
- First-home buyers
- Build time
- 10 months
- Delivered
- 2023
