When Studio Soleil’s purchasers approached the design crew for a renovation, it was immediately obvious they wished one thing a bit of bit totally different.
The present household residence, positioned in Sydney’s interior west, was a post-war residence, however a earlier renovation from earlier homeowners had left it with out a lot character of persona.
‘The consumer’s temporary was to create an area that felt actually reflective of them — unpretentious, stuffed with persona, and wealthy in character,’ Studio Soleil director Pia Watson says.
Along with enlisting Bullivant Structure for an extension on the rear, the homeowners requested Studio Soleil to form a brand new inside narrative for the home.
As heritage particulars like the unique leadlight home windows have been up to date to double-glazed and reinstated, the rear of the house additionally underwent a whole transformation, now that includes a renovated rest room, new powder room, kitchen, laundry, and expanded residing, eating and alfresco areas.
Inspiration for the textural materials palette got here straight from the purchasers, their heat, and particularly, their love of books and music.
‘We recognised that an excessively polished inside wouldn’t swimsuit them; as an alternative, the house wanted to replicate their creativity, curiosity, and embrace imperfection,’ Pia provides.
‘The structure was conceived as a journey, the place cohesion is achieved by materiality, but every room gives its personal distinct environment.’
Within the kitchen, polished concrete flooring are paired with heat timbers and inexperienced tiles, whereas home windows seize glimpses of the sky and the neighbouring pink brick constructing — including an additional layer to the house’s strong aesthetic.
The flooring was fastidiously thought of as a grounding factor that helps demarcate outdated a brand new; transitioning to engineered timber within the authentic rooms, after which terrazzo within the loos.
‘The primary problem was uniting the house’s two distinct kinds, making certain every was revered in its personal proper whereas remaining cohesive inside the total design,’ Pia says.
Even the structure of the second-storey extension itself — set asymmetrically to the present home — units the tone for the house’s artistic renovation. Every one of many blackbutt timber battens on the outside was individually hand-sealed and put in.
It’s now a playful, modern, and private residence, simply because the homeowners meant.
