Materiality is tactile and robust: concrete floors, face block walls bagged internally and left unpainted, and exposed oiled LVL rafters. Where a change to the base system is required, it is done in a way which heightens the properties of the different materials; such as the brick-proportion ceramic tiles laid directly over block walls in bathrooms, and the exposure of steel beams supporting roof structure across the large living room opening. The high internal thermal mass and overall solidity combined with split-levels have echoes of the Sydney School work of the late 60s, but with a clear contemporary suburban agenda.