Conversations about Peta’s House started, unconventionally, over the counter at one of Fremantle’s popular cafes. Peta owned The Cool Room and architects Emily Van Eyk and Jessica Mountain were two of her regular customers. They discussed design and values long before this project came about. When Peta spotted a sloping, 273-square-metre block in the suburb of Beaconsfield, five minutes up the hill from Fremantle, she consulted Emily and builder Pat McGill before putting in an offer.
With the land secured, Peta set about refining her brief for a modest two-bedroom home: she loves the intense heat and light of summer, and wanted a space that opened to embrace the weather. Aesthetically, Peta confessed to loving Bauhaus
