A renovation and upper storey addition has transformed an original bungalow into a light-filled family home. Sliding louvre shutters give optimum sunlight and privacy control. Skylights flood the central staircase and circulation zone with natural light. The new living room steps down from the kitchen/ dining area and opens to a timber deck that connects to the garden and plunge pool.
Read MoreA project with an interesting brief to create a large family home with the potential to become two separate dwellings sometime in the future. The original building has been substantially altered, creating a three level home that looks south over Sydney Harbour while having a wide north-facing frontage. A central void with staircase and clerestory glazing brings natural light and ventilation into the centre of the floor plan. Sunlight and privacy is controlled by external blinds, timber screens and large eaves that also give shadow and relief to the building form.
Read MoreA single site was sub-divided into two separate sites with a new four bedroom residence constructed on each one. The buildings step up towards the rear, following the contours of the land. Double height living spaces take full advantage of the north-facing back gardens with full height glazing allowing natural light and ventilation to flood the homes. As the homes were designed as a speculative development, flexibility of the floor plan was paramount with the main bedroom and living areas on a single level and further flexible bedroom/ study/ living zones on upper and lower levels.
Read MoreThis renovation involved retaining the steeply pitched gable roof from a previous addition to this traditional bungalow. A smaller gable was removed with new metal roof and fibre-cement wall cladding updated to create an expressive, clean facade that has transformed the original home. A rear extension was removed and new kitchen, dining, living pavilion added with large deck to connect to the North facing back garden.
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