At the end of a cul-de-sac, Askew House greets its street with a gentle pivot—an intentional skew that shapes light, air, and movement. Rooted around a stair imagined as the trunk of a tree, spaces unfurl across staggered landings, interwoven with passive cooling, playful materiality, and quiet generosity. Tilted just enough, the home transforms constraint into openness, and necessity into delight.
Passive cooling is embedded in the architecture: a stairwell stack effect and a playful beer-bottle wall on the west façade work together to keep the interiors naturally comfortable year-round. Within, open-plan arrangements and level shifts expand the experience of space, defying the compact 50x56 site
Askew House is a quiet exploration of how architectural geometry, climatic responsiveness, and spatial storytelling can come together in a compact urban home—tilted just enough to make all the difference.
A quiet act of regeneration
Passive strategies—stack ventilation through the stairwell, a western beer-bottle wall that tempers heat while recycling waste, and recessed balconies that shield and connect—eliminate the need for mechanical cooling. Inside, open-plan layouts and sunken levels magnify space, turning a constrained 50x56 site into an ecosystem of generosity