Lightfall
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Parabolica
Traditional Land

Wurundjeri Country

Location

Aberfeldie, Victoria

Status

Commencing on-site 2026

Project Team

Jasmine Placentino, Benjamin Pitman, Breeze Mathew

Visualisations

Place by Paul Lau

Lightfall is anchored by a single defining gesture: a central light court that gathers daylight from above and draws it softly into the interior. The architecture is composed around this vertical fall of light that shapes the experience of the home – a quiet, luminous void that brings a sense of calm to the plan.

The material palette is deliberately restrained. Light clay brickwork, warm timber, and finely articulated veil create a soft, measured expression, while shifting shadows and filtered light lend the spaces a gentle, atmospheric quality throughout the day.

Native ferns, palms, and layered groundcovers anchor the house within its site, creating a lush edge that blurs the thresholds between interior, courtyard, and the garden beyond.