James Stockwell Architects

James Stockwell Architects, now James Stockwell Architecture, is a four-person Sydney practice established in 2000. Its projects are mainly residential, along with multi-residential and small public buildings, and share "a common thread of context, passive solar design, low running costs, and the belief that architecture tells a story of its place and people." The practice's awards include the Wilkinson Award for New South Wales residential architecture.

Its approach begins with land, climate and material: the shape and exposure of a site, sun, wind and thermal mass, and low embodied-energy materials that give buildings "weight, texture and permanence."

On Lunchbox, Snowy Mountains House is an off-grid home with views over the Snowy River and Thredbo valleys. Its curved form is a parabolic curve that protects against dangerous wind uplift while collecting rainwater and shedding snow, with a cocoon of timber inside.

See Snowy Mountains House on Lunchbox below.

Snowy Mountains House: Living Off The Grid Never Looked This Good

Snowy Mountains House is designed for living off the grid in style. The home works with nature to resist extreme winds, collect rainwater and shed snow.