These residences in Lane Cove on Sydney's Lower North Shore illustrate how considered design and materials can create an idyllic and sustainable suburban haven. With a design brief that embraced the full range of environmentally sustainable design strategies, these homes feature passive solar design, low energy use, reduced embodied energy, high indoor air quality and high water retention through storage and landscape design. This project won the BPN Sustainability Award for multi-unit residences in 2010 and the Multi Residence category for the Abode House of the Year awards in 2012.