[ ALTERATION / ADDITION ]
The brief for this project stemmed from the requirement for additional space for the family of five. The kids were getting bigger and needed their own independent spaces to entertain and enjoy.
We designed an extension of the existing 1950's home to utilise the Southern corner of the site, creating an overall 'U' shaped house plan with the addition focussed back towards the existing house; the North-West aspect; and the enclosed and private courtyard-type space created.
The roof forms of the addition relate to the existing gabled roof pitches of the existing home, and utilise the roof space completely for a mezzanine home office and plentiful storage. A flat roofed link between old and new separates the forms, and evokes an anti lean-to of sorts.
Materials were selected to complement and contrast with the existing home: painted timber board and batten grid; vertical stained timber shiplap; and the consolidated use of ply adding a rich underlying timber palette to the existing home.
Plentiful glazing and doors allow seamless physical and visual connections from inside to out.
Design & documentation: 12 months
Construction: Completion soon
Floor area: 125 sqm
Professional photos coming soon