Pitch House

Completed 2021

Pitch House extends itself as a series of defined spaces that unfurl to form a generous interior, filled with light from a high-level window above. Partitioned by its neighbouring twin, Pitch House reinvigorates what was previously a discontinuous plan, granting the space a new relationship with light, its side courtyard and backyard. The architecture develops a narrative around the ‘pitch’, a form that extends to its highest point, the humble glow framing the open interior, whilst reflecting the continuous slope of the existing roof. Below the pitch, a single step marks the transition between past and present, a moment of spatial disconnection that springs from the interior to the backyard beyond – acting as a beacon of light that infiltrates internally with the morning sun - unobstructed by the dwelling’s twin.