Little Birch - Constellation of Layered Lights
A Case Study in the Bespoke Detail
As you tread through the concrete stairwell, you are met with layers of light - from the playful custom skylights to the celestial flow of Eclipse Sconces guiding the user to the garden oasis. Light and shadow harmonise in buck&simple’s design for their residential project, Little Birch, a true celebration of bespoke detail.
Project: Little Birch
Architecture and Interiors: buck&simple
Landscape Design: Bates Landscape
Build: Prostruct
Photography: Tim Pascoe
Set in the compact yet luscious urban landscape of Little Bay, Sydney, the architects faced the challenge of space with considered balance and clarity. The planar joinery is both functional and expressive: concealing services and private areas, defining the open void, and choreographing the journey from intimate upper-level retreats to inviting lower-level entertainment zones.
The layered lighting enhances this spatial flow, emphasising connection, engagement, and intrigue at every inch of the home. The Eclipse sconces balance the home’s form and mass, animating the void with shape and shadow. In harmony with the skylights, they guide the eye from the stairwell’s solid concrete base along the balustrade’s refined lines, drawing movement upward to evoke a “sense of the infinite.”
This carefully curated lighting also interacts sensitively with the material palette. Cool concrete and brushed wall finishes are softened by light textures and warmed by rich detailed joinery, creating contrast and balance across the interior.
Evoke the soft glow of full moon light with ECLIPSE, a circular wall sconce cast in pure Australian Porcelain. The light sits ajar from the wall, creating a halo of warm and ambient light emanating in all directions.
Group three or more together to play with shadows and light or chose just one to create the perfect ambience in living spaces, hallways, bedrooms and architectural spaces.
Eclipse wall sconces are available in three sizes and can be cast in all shades in the Studio Enti range. Pieces cast in white have a stunning translucency, making the entire piece glow as well as casting light on the wall behind. In addition to white, wisp and cloud will offer hints of translucency with other colourways creating an opaque sconce with directional light.
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