From the street, it reads as “a small little row house in a street of terraces,” as principal Sean Carter describes, even looking somewhat “defensive from the outside”. But, like many first impressions, it quickly dissolves.

“As you come in and you journey through the home, that light that pulls you through this great void… you realise it’s anything but. It’s actually big and spacious and open and joyful.” -principal Sean Carter ⁠
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Featured in Issue No. 21 of @thelocalproject.⁠ Words by Emily Riches⁠
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Playhouse also Shortlisted in the 2026 NSW Architecture Awards.⁠ (Residential Architecture – Houses, Alterations & Additions).⁠ @architecturensw @institute_architects_aus

⁠Design @carterwilliamson_architects⁠
Photography @_pabloveiga⁠
Editorial Styling @clairedelmar