Lilyfield.
Inner West.
“We want to stop being cold in winter. And my wife has allergies.”, the brief that started everything.
Step inside the finished home.
A growing family, a cold home, and a tight Inner West block.
They wanted a warmer, healthier home with room for the kids to study, space for both parents to work from home, and a ground-floor bedroom for multigenerational living. All on a narrow 303.5 m² block with a 2.65 m fall and a heritage-protected tree.
Fluctuating temperatures, and a house that was hard to keep warm in winter.
It now holds a steady, comfortable temperature all year on a fraction of the energy, with only minimal heating and cooling and a ducted dehumidifier keeping the air dry.
Allergy management and seasonal hayfever.
Filtered fresh air moves quietly through the whole home all day, which made a real difference to their hayfever.
Study space for the kids, and room for both parents to work from home.
Two dedicated studies, so the kids have somewhere to focus and both parents can work from home.
A heritage-protected tree on the site.
We designed around the protected tree and kept it as part of the finished home.
A 2.65 m slope on a narrow block.
We worked with the fall instead of fighting it, using a semi-basement to win back space on the narrow block.
The block we were working with.
- Lot width
- 12.5 m
- Lot depth
- 24.4 m
- Slope
- 2.65 m fall
- Protected tree
- To front of lot
What we designed and built.
- Approvals
- CDC pathway
- Designed & built by
- Marvel Homes
- Design width
- 9.7 m
- Design depth
- 11.7 m
- Build area
- 289.85 m²
- Gross floor area
- 200.16 m²
- Levels
- 3 (garage, ground, first)
- Airtightness
- 0.5 ACH
The render we showed. The home we delivered.
Before we broke ground, this family saw a 3D render built from the exact materials in their contract, never stock imagery. Switch between that pre-construction render and a full 3D scan of the finished home, then drag through each to see how true to form we stayed.
Hear it from the family.
Every Marvel build starts with a problem worth solving.
If your site is complex, your brief is specific, and you want a home that genuinely performs, talk to us. We build five to eight homes a year, by choice, and we finish what we start. If yours is a fit, we will tell you quickly.
Marvel Homes designs and builds certified Passive Houses in Lilyfield and across the Inner West, including Rozelle, Balmain, Leichhardt, Annandale and Haberfield. Talk to us about your block.