Tag: Alteration and addition

The Maitland House addition lightly connects with the existing house, leaving the original structure largely untouched.
Projects | Ella Leoncio | 31 Jan 2017

Domestic monument: Maitland House

Bold “monumental geometry,” a muted palette and the integration of indoor and outdoor spaces have revitalized an old orange brick home in this addition by Kennedy Nolan.

The simple worker’s terrace has been transformed into an “immersive theatre of beautifully crafted spaces and elements.” Artwork: Peter Coates.
Projects | David Welsh | 18 Jan 2017

Home theatre: Waterloo Terrace

David Mitchell Architects reworks his own inner-Sydney worker’s terrace to create a light-filled home and studio that offers a “site-specific theatre performance.”

A timber-framed pergola, accessible through both the rumpus and living spaces, is an ideal spot for children to play.
Projects | Trisha Croaker | 2 Dec 2016

Garden pavilion: Canada Bay House

A flexible home with a diversity of spatial moods and experiences: Canada Bay House.

The back of the home is configured into a series of orderly layers that work with the slope of the site.
Projects | Alexandra Brown | 30 Nov 2016

An ‘escaped undercroft’: Camp Hill Extension

An interesting model for alterations and additions to a Queenslander home: Camp Hill Extension by Neilsen Workshop and Morgan Jenkins Architecture.

Rose Bay House is inspired and enriched by a backyard tree, the suntrap balcony tucked in the zinc-clad upper level an ideal spot to take it all in.
Projects | Genevieve Lilley | 20 Apr 2016

Enchanted forest: Rose Bay House

The Rose Bay House by Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects offers a journey that’s much like walking through a forest.

While the addition contrasts with the existing dwelling in material and tone, it is not obtrusive and grows sensitively taller at the rear.
Projects | Sarah Hurst | 4 Apr 2016

Surprise package: Hoddle House

Freadman White creates a bold extension to a 1930 home that brings a harmonious union between old and new.

Remnants of something that was once more solid can be seen in the covered court, complete with a fireplace and landscape of brick ledges.
Projects | Margie Fraser | 16 Dec 2015

The outdoor type: Project Zero

BVN makes a memorable statement about sustainability and re-use in a renovated and extended postwar house in Brisbane.

The rear of the home opens out to a planted courtyard, with the box-like addition casting a watchful eye overhead.
Projects | David Welsh | 14 Dec 2015

Going with the grain: Hurlstone House

Tanner Kibble Denton Architects reconfigure a rarity in inner Sydney – a timber cottage with an adjacent stable building.

The protrusion of treads at the bottom of some flights hints at the possibility of vertical movement and unseen rooms beyond.
Projects | Stuart Vokes and Aaron Peters | 15 Oct 2015

Light box: Centripetal House

Panov Scott’s renovation to a nineteenth-century terrace house arouses curiosity and encourages exploration.

The modest nature of the original house allowed an elegant but playful aesthetic to unfold freely in the interior.
Projects | Ella Leoncio | 14 Oct 2015

A punch above: Malvern Residence

A modest 1970s brick house in Melbourne’s inner south-east is given a renewed, quiet confidence.

The home borrows shade and a connection with nature from a park to the corner of the site, on the other side of the private tennis court.
Projects | Genevieve Lilley | 12 Oct 2015

Street appeal: Kensington House

An alteration and addition to a Californian bungalow by Virigina Kerridge Architect that respectfully addresses the streetscape.

The addition was designed to be minimal in form and detail, with raw concrete extending from the walls to the garden. Artwork: Michael Johnson.
Projects | Sing d'Arcy | 7 Oct 2015

Nip and tuck: Orama

Smart Design Studio performed “radical and transformative surgery” on a Victorian house in Woollahra to create a well-lit home.

Striking clerestory windows funnel northern light into the extension, the winter sun falling onto the dining table.
Projects | Sarah Hurst | 21 Apr 2015

To the letter: M House

Make Architecture amplifies the simple pleasures of daily living and confirm the ideals of quality over quantity.

Myriad small moves were made to restore the warehouse character, including removing internal partitions to make spaces feel more open.
Projects | Tobias Horrocks | 20 Apr 2015

From little things: South Yarra Warehouse

NMBW Architecture Studio achieve a powerful impact with subtle revisions and modifications to a warehouse apartment in inner Melbourne.

The new living area includes a large kitchen in a crisp, white palette that continues throughout the house.
Projects | Nikita Notowidigdo | 17 Apr 2015

Stitching time: Mosman House

A renovation of a Sydney bungalow by Ian Moore Architects makes for a playful dialogue between old and new.

The light and open kitchen was designed around the clients’ love of good coffee.
Projects | Bonnie Herring | 9 Apr 2015

Not your everyday ordinary: North Fitzroy House

Jean-Paul Rollo Architects’ North Fitzroy House is a triumph of architectural humility in a suburban context.

A low strip window in the kitchen offers views to the soft, green plantings along the side boundaries.
Projects | Mark Scruby | 7 Apr 2015

Greening up: Martin House

BG Architecture artfully unifies a Californian bungalow with its lush suburban garden through the skilful manipulation of sightlines.

The studio employs a tower typology seen elsewhere in Max Pritchard’s work.
Projects | Damian Madigan | 2 Apr 2015

Towering ideas: Tree Top Studio

Max Pritchard revisits his own house after twenty-five years to create a distinctive satellite building.

The existing house, an Edwardian weatherboard, has been remodelled as a private family wing.
Projects | Tobias Horrocks | 1 Apr 2015

Playful finesse: Westgarth House

An addition to a suburban Melbourne house by Kennedy Nolan that is far from ordinary.

The new part of the house is bold, minimal and full of light, with a joyful expression of materials.
Projects | Sarah Hurst | 23 Feb 2015

Polished gem: Jewel House

Karen Abernethy Architects transforms a Victorian terrace into a light-filled suite for two.

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