The approach to the house is across an entry bridge, which leads into the topmost of four half levels that follow the slope of the land downwards. The architect and accountant, 81, is the director of architecture practice Harry Seidler & Associates. 1/7. It looks out over unspoilt nature – a creek flowing along the bottom of the property becomes a gushing waterfall during rainy periods. Wife of Harry Seidler. She was the wife and professional partner of architect Harry Seidler. It looks out over unspoilt nature – a creek flowing along the bottom of the property becomes a gushing waterfall during rainy periods.The house has been lived in, without change, for 47 years. Syd., Hon D Litt UNSW Architect NSW 2321. Harry & Penelope Seidler House, Max Dupain, 1967. Some years after it was completed a swimming pool was built below the house.Caroline Simpson Library & Research CollectionExact location to be confirmed at time of booking Max Dupain & Associates Archive: 7704-35, State Library of NSW © Penelope SeidlerHistoric Houses Trust of NSW, incorporating Sydney Living Museums, cares for significant historic places, buildings, landscapes and collections. Since being finished in 1967 the house has remained completely unchanged, save for the addition of a swimming pool, which sits seamlessly within the site. It is a statutory authority of, and principally funded by, the New South Wales Government.Penelope Seidler AM will lead tours of the house and garden to discuss how she and Harry designed, built and lived in this groundbreaking home, recipient of the Wilkinson Award in 1967.Our favourite images from A Thousand WordsThe garage is cantilevered over a rock ledge at the top of the site, directly off the street. The Killara House was an exploration in concrete construction, playing with its flexibility and thermal mass. The Harry & Penelope Seidler House was designed by Harry and Penelope as their family home and completed in 1967 in the Sydney suburb of Killara. The top level accommodates kitchen, dining area and library; the second level the living space and main bedroom; the third, opening onto the garden, the children’s rooms and playroom; and the bottom a studio, utility room and guest suite with garden views. Project; She is also an accountant and director of the Sydney-based architectural firm Harry Seidler and associates. "Our Alumni – Faculty of Architecture, Design & Planning – The University of Sydney"She studied for her Bachelor of Architecture at the University of Sydney and was registered as an architect in 1964.Penelope met Harry Seidler in 1957 at a fellow architect's drinks in North Sydney.Seidler is the director of Sydney-based architectural firm Harry Seidler and Associates.In 1971 Seidler joined the Art Gallery of NSW Society's council being one of the first "volunteer guides". In 1958, Harry married Penelope Seidler (nee Evatt), who was also an architect, and together they worked on the design for their future home at 13 Kalang Drive, in Killara, north of Sydney. The Harry & Penelope Seidler House is approached by a small entry bridge, which leads from the street front garage to the uppermost of four half levels. Image: Brett Boardman. The house designed by Harry Seidler and his architect wife, Penelope Seidler (nee Evatt), in 1966 - 7 as their principal residence with landscape design by Bruce McKenzie is a pure expression of Harry Seidler's uncompromising modernist methodology in its treatment of … Harry Seidler & Associates from 1964 Director. [email protected] LFRAIA, B.Arch. View gallery. The Killara house won the 1967 Wilkinson Award, the third year in a row it was presented to Harry Seidler by the NSW Chapter of Royal Australian Institute of Architects for design of an individual house of outstanding merit.The Univ. She was an International Advisory Board member of Vienna's Austrian Museum of Applied Arts/Contemporary Art, and is a former council member of the Australiana Fund.All Wikipedia articles written in Australian EnglishArticles with dead external links from April 2017In 1973, Seidler received an offer letter from New York's Museum of Modern Art requesting her to be one of the members of its International Council. The stunning location of the house adds to its theatricality. How to engage with the A Thousand Words websiteCommemorating the Great Irish Famine at Hyde Park BarracksAlthough it is located in an established suburb, the Harry and Penelope Seidler House is sited in a steep valley adjacent to a natural bush reserve, ensuring privacy and seclusion. This week, he talks to Penelope Seidler. As well as being an architect, Penelope is also a qualified accountant in charge of financial management. She was a founding member of Chief executive Women (NSW) from 1990 to 2005. Penelope Seidler AM (born Penelope Alice Marjorie Evatt, 15 December 1938) is an Australian architect, former member of National Gallery of Australia Council, and current member of the NGA Foundation Board. Although it is located in an established suburb, the Harry and Penelope Seidler House is sited in a steep valley adjacent to a natural bush reserve, ensuring privacy and seclusion. She was the subject of the 2014 Archibald prize winning portrait by Fiona Lowry. "Members of the Order of Australia – Queen's Birthday 2008 – Media notes"Life as an art patron, supporter and collectorWikipedia articles with WorldCat identifiers