Rose bay is the design of eight three bedroom townhouses with basement parking located in Rose Bay, Sydney.

The site is narrow and long, and has a one to two storey change in level from the front of the site to the rear.  The streetscape frontage faces east to Old south head road and provides city views from elevated levels within the site.  The northern neighbour is a small two storey apartment building while the neighbour to the south is a single level residence elevated above the street.  The neighbour to the east is a two storey single residence set further back from the boundary.

Due to old south head road being a busy road the dwellings were elevated above the streetscape on a sandstone podium that conceals parking, storage and utility areas .  This approach increased the privacy to the dwellings while maximising city views. 

The narrow and long site meant the dwellings were arranged within a single built form.  The dwellings were divided into two dual aspect dwellings at the front having city views and two dual aspect dwellings at the rear having landscaped external areas. Two dwellings were then oriented towards to southern boundary and two towards the northern boundary.  A central circulation corridor was then placed through the centre to provide a clear entry, articulate the facade and provide efficient circulation to each dwelling.    

Each dwelling is three storeys with living, kitchen, dining and powder at ground.  Level 01 includes two bedrooms, laundry and bathroom while level 02 includes a master bedroom,  ensuite and study.  Each level is 50m2, due to this small footprint each space has been carefully designed to maximise space and create a sense of volume.  This was achieved through efficient planning, a minimal palette of materials and maximising views and connections between inside and outside.  Even within this footprint functionality such as a large kitchen with butlers and an island was provided without compromising the living and dining areas.     

Courtyards and landscaped spaces were important to the design.  Each living area is provided with a terraced landscape space with full width/hight glazing, allowing inside and outside to be blurred and extending the parlance of then internal areas.  Finishes such as the stone tiling were flush and continuous between inside and outside and the material platte was consistent between inside and outside.