This Ringwood East dwelling had been on and off the market with little curiosity, till Erin and Julien got here alongside.
The couple didn’t love the look of the fake brick-clad home, however might see potential in its bones and the scale of the block.
Erin and Julien bought the property with plans to renovate whereas dwelling within the two-room bungalow out the again.
It was neither sustainable, nor vital, to demolish the prevailing dwelling, so Erin and Julien engaged architect David Noordhoff to retain and restore as a lot of the constructing as attainable, and design a brand new addition for his or her household.
‘The present home had solely ever had one earlier proprietor, and whereas it possessed a sure allure, it required substantial updates to fulfill the couple’s life-style and future household plans,’ says David.
‘The design philosophy aimed to protect the essence of the unique construction, whereas redefining its relationship with the environment.’
The house’s warped flooring and doorways could possibly be fastened, however addressing its subpar connection to the outside wanted a extra complete strategy.
The brand new addition, housing the communal areas, overcomes this difficulty, drawing pure mild into the house from all instructions — most notably from the hanging nook window opening to the yard.
David calls this window/sliding door the linchpin of the venture that enables mild to filter in, and the establishing backyard to face out.
‘This characteristic turned each a signature component and a focus of the venture. I labored carefully with engineers to beat the problems, guaranteeing the door not solely served its goal but in addition tied your complete design collectively,’ says David.
‘I’m additionally particularly pleased with the eating room window, which extends from the ground up into the roof. This design required meticulous detailing and shut collaboration with the window producer, however the effort paid off. The window creates a hanging characteristic within the eating area, including a dynamic component that shifts its temper with the altering climate.’
The extension’s Colorbond metal cladding references the unique weatherboards on the facade found underneath the house’s pretend brick cladding after buying.
‘We restored the boards, which then turned a key reference for the fabric palette of the outside of the house,’ says David.
David’s design has gracefully offered this dwelling with additional area whereas respecting its unique construction.
The strategy has saved Erin and Julien money and time, and most significantly, diminished waste and emissions to learn the planet.
