Till not too long ago, this Thirties bungalow in Artarmon featured a number of dilapidated parts that had been added to the property over time.
The upwards sloping block resulted in a backyard above the residing degree, and no indoor-outdoor connection.
‘Our purchasers dreamed of a two-storey addition to supply house for his or her rising household, nonetheless, assumed it was not doable within the heritage conservation space the place the house resides,’ says Eva-Marie Prineas, principal of Studio Prineas.
The transient was easy: sympathetically navigate restrictions to be able to increase the house, and join the interiors with the outside.
Studio Prineas’ response honours the integrity of the unique structure with a visually distinct, two-storey rear addition.
Eva-Marie explains the design course of, ‘In growing the higher degree, a key problem was to create a recessive kind, virtually invisible from the road.
‘Embracing a rectilinear kind, angled from the southern boundary, the addition achieves a stealthy architectural presence, with rough-cast render and timber batten screens — unified in deep inexperienced — harmonising with the encircling tree canopies.’
The unique home connects to the pavilion by way of a glazed hyperlink with landscaped courtyards on both aspect that draw mild into the beforehand darkish residing rooms of the bungalow.
‘The planning of the brand new addition is minimised in footprint and maximised in expertise via its connection to exterior courtyards and the swimming pool,’ says Eva-Marie.
Supplies are likewise drawn from the panorama, together with terrazzo pavers that move seamlessly onto out of doors terraces, paired with olive cabinetry, eucalypt-toned mosaic rest room tiles, and Dolomite stone within the kitchen all echoing the colors of close by timber.
Eva-Marie says additions and alterations have enhanced the ‘already particular’ dwelling.
‘It’s pleasant to see a up to date addition sitting harmoniously and quietly inside a longtime heritage conservation space.
‘The principle design strikes are hidden from the streetscape, but make dramatic influence throughout the dwelling and for the household that dwell there.’
