Healthy Home Design · Yanchep, Perth WA
The Butterfly
House
Project Overview
Modern, flexible
and truly healthy.
The Butterfly House in Yanchep is a modern, flexible and healthy home designed around one of Perth's most valuable assets — the view. Set on a 771m² block next to the Yanchep golf course, every key living space is oriented to capture the stunning green outlook across the fairways and surrounding landscape.
The clients came with an initial sketch and clear aspirations — and Studio Origami helped develop those ideas into a home that is modern, light-filled and genuinely healthy. SIP panel construction delivers exceptional thermal performance and airtightness, while the ERV system ensures the indoor air is always fresh and clean — a critical feature on a golf course site.
Concept
A home you can see through from the moment you enter — filled with light and the stunning greenery of the surrounding golf course landscape.
Healthy by design —
especially next to a golf course.
Living next to a golf course brings extraordinary views — but also an environmental reality that most homeowners never consider. Golf courses use significant quantities of pesticides and chemicals to maintain their appearance, and these can infiltrate homes through air leakage in standard construction. The Butterfly House addresses this directly through airtight SIP panel construction combined with an ERV ventilation system — ensuring the indoor air is always filtered and controlled, regardless of what's happening outside.
The spatial organisation is driven by the view and the lifestyle — raked ceilings to the living areas with exposed structural beams create volume and drama, while the flexible living and sleeping spaces open directly to the exterior alfresco and entertainment areas. The home feels transparent and open from the moment you arrive, with the golf course greenery visible through the entire building.
A home that is healthy inside — protecting the family from what's outside while sharing the beauty of the landscape through every window.
The thermal mass of the concrete slab works in combination with the SIP panels to regulate internal temperatures — absorbing heat during the day and releasing it at night, reducing the swings in indoor temperature that make standard Perth homes uncomfortable. Double glazed windows complete the high-performance envelope, delivering year-round comfort with minimal mechanical intervention.
Performance & healthy home features
built into every detail
Airtight SIP Panel Construction
Structural Insulated Panels deliver exceptional thermal performance and airtightness — preventing unwanted air infiltration including golf course chemicals and allergens from entering the home.
ERV Ventilation System
Energy Recovery Ventilation ensures the indoor air is always fresh, filtered and controlled — recovering energy from the outgoing air while delivering clean, healthy air throughout the home.
Golf Course View Orientation
Every key living space oriented to capture the stunning golf course outlook — a transparent home you can see through from the moment you enter, filled with light and greenery.
Thermal Mass Slab
Concrete slab thermal mass works with the SIP envelope to regulate internal temperatures — absorbing heat by day, releasing it by night for consistent year-round comfort.
Raked Ceilings & Exposed Beams
Raked ceilings with exposed structural beams create volume and drama in the living areas — a bold spatial gesture that makes the home feel generous and light-filled throughout.
Flexible Living & Sleeping Zones
Adaptable spaces that open directly to the northern alfresco and entertainment area — designed for the outdoor lifestyle that Yanchep and Perth's climate make possible.
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