A design-focused practice that specializes in residential alterations and new houses, along with small- to medium-scale commercial fitouts and public spaces.
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Tasman Gallery by Benn and Penna Architects
A former shed in Byron Bay designed to balance art, life and work adapts to the changing creative needs of its users.
First House: Southern Highlands House
For Andrew Benn, the invitation to design a one-room addition – not much larger than a garden shed – was the launching pad for his fledgling practice. Here, he reflects on the legacy of that first commission.
A material experience: Balmain Rock
Taking a restorative approach to the renovation of a sandstone cottage in Sydney’s inner-west, Benn and Penna has composed contemporary materials to pay homage to the quality of the original historic home.
Minimalist tryst: Leichhardt Oaks
A reductive aesthetic and plentiful natural light interlace in Benn and Penna’s elemental extension to a cottage in the Sydney suburb of Leichhardt.
2019 Houses Awards: House in a Heritage Context – joint winner
Balmain Rock by Benn + Penna is a joint winner of the award for House in a Heritage Context in the 2019 Houses Awards.
Double feature: Naremburn Twin Peaks
Simple yet impactful alterations and additions to an interwar bungalow by Benn and Penna on Sydney’s North Shore elevate once-dark period interiors to bright contemporary living spaces.
Monastic modesty: Surry Hills House
This refurbishment of a narrow terrace house by Benn and Penna Architecture presents the client with a light-filled, monastic and disciplined setting for life to unfold.
A simpatico relationship: Wood-Walther House
This addition to an 1880s cottage by Benn & Penna Architecture sets up dialogues between old and new and between inside and outside to create a delicately complex and understated home.
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Tiny beauty: Southern Highlands House
An elegant and sophisticated living pavilion in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales by Benn and Penna Architecture.
