Harry and Penelope Seidler House

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Harry and Penelope Seidler House is located on Sydney's North Shore, Australia. It is designed by Harry Seidler and is 400sqm. It is made of reinforced masonry walls, concrete floors and roof, rubble-stone retaining walls and fireplace. It won the Wilkinson Award, RAIA in 1967.

Harry and Penelope Seidler moved into the building on Harry's birthday in 1967 and lived there ever since. A concrete bridge leads from the entrance over a drop to front door where the plaque is located detailing the homes win of the Wilkinson award. The site is uneven and challenging for a concrete home, the sandstone and base cement slab do not touch each other, the house sits on piers dug into the sandstone ground.

The house has 3 levels that are only partially open to each other, on the top level is the kitchen and dining, small gallery and balcony. The second level has the living area and bedrooms. There is also a large pool and outdoor area that was added at a later date. The home is surrounded by the natural Australian bush although being in an urban environment. The home is furnished with 1960s inspired modernist art and furniture.

Recent pictures of the house can be seen at: Twentieth Century Heritage Society of NSW

More information at: www.seidler.net.au