Pymble House by Allen Jack + Cottier

A play on levels, roof planes and uncommon craftsmanship, this 1970s house – long kept somewhat secret – is a thrilling exemplar of the organic modernism of the Sydney School.

Words by Peter Salhani

It’s fitting for a house that hatched a revolution to be somewhat revolutionary itself. Pymble House by Russell Jack of Allen Jack and Cottier is a heroic Sydney School project that has been something of a well-kept secret between the neighbours, the sports star who commissioned it and the architect who has occupied it for the last quarter of a century. When the house was competed in 1972, Allen Jack and Cottier was asked by its owner, Geoffrey Forsaith, not to publish it. In the late 1970s, Forsaith, a former cricket player and friend of Kerry Packer, headed up Packer’s breakaway World Series Cricket. As he was team manager, Forsaith’s Pymble House became a stage for the secret deals and wild parties that ushered in the controversial new test series. That…

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Houses (Digital) - 1 Issue, Issue 123 August 2018

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