![Riverview House / Bennett and Trimble - Windows, Facade, Courtyard](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/546b/eed0/e58e/ce78/db00/0050/medium_jpg/140529_Riverview_House_0699.jpg?1416359610)
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Architects: Bennett and Trimble
- Year: 2013
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Photographs:Peter Bennetts
![Riverview House / Bennett and Trimble - Windows, Door, Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/546b/ef26/e58e/ce9f/0100/0069/large_jpg/140529_Riverview_House_1552.jpg?1416359699)
Text description provided by the architects. A new courtyard house for a young family on a modest suburban block in Sydney.
![Riverview House / Bennett and Trimble - Table, Sofa, Beam, Chair, Windows](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/546b/ee4b/e58e/ce9f/0100/0065/large_jpg/140529_Riverview_House_0397_0400_copy.jpg?1416359478)
The roof is deformed at the northeast corner allowing sunlight deep into the courtyard and the southern rooms of the house.
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The courtyard links the ground floor living spaces and creates visual connections between the street, the living areas and the back garden.
![Riverview House / Bennett and Trimble - Image 10 of 24](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/546b/ee44/e58e/ce5b/1c00/005c/large_jpg/140529_Riverview_House_0385_copy.jpg?1416359472)
Painted brickwork is used internally and externally to reinforce this relationship. A playroom is peeled away from the envelope and suspended over the dining room and kitchen providing an independent children’s area within the main living spaces.
![Riverview House / Bennett and Trimble - Windows, Stairs, Handrail](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/546b/eefa/e58e/ce78/db00/0051/medium_jpg/140529_Riverview_House_0985.jpg?1416359649)
The economical facade of was enriched with plate steel sun shades and a pattern of bricks inset with a rubber mallet during the construction process.
![Riverview House / Bennett and Trimble - Sofa, Windows, Table, Beam](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/546b/ee98/e58e/ce78/db00/004f/large_jpg/140529_Riverview_House_0634_0637_copy.jpg?1416359552)