Tag: Alteration and addition

The ethos of reusing rather than rebuilding is still present in the practice’s work.
Projects | Louise Wright | 14 Mar 2024

First House: George Murphy 01 by Baracco and Wright

This inventive solution to a client request for more living space – converting an existing garage into “a little house” – became the first in a series of incremental interventions to a suburban home. It was also the first collaborative residential project for Louise Wright and Mauro Baracco.

The lower-ground lounge is partially sunken and connects to the garden through large timber screens.
Projects | Genevieve Lilley | 8 Mar 2024

Randwick House by Anthony Gill Architects

Understated yet delightful, this clever update employs “stealth density” to adjust and augment a Sydney semi to suit a growing family of five.

Elwood by Agius Scorpo Architects and Florian Wilder.
Projects | Adair Winder | 8 Sep 2023

Elwood by Agius Scorpo Architects

Agius Scorpio designed the Elwood addition to provide a growing family with more space.

Floor area has been carved out of the house wherever possible and given over to the courtyard.
Projects | Michael Macleod | 1 Dec 2020

Suburban tranquility: Park Life

Architecture Architecture has created a tranquil home for an artist and a curator on this slice of Melbourne suburbia.

Northcote Residence by Project 12 Architecture.

Architect-led house renovations deliver value for money

Research has found that houses with renovations by small-practice architects perform better on the property market.

The modest brick home ads to the heritage character of the suburb.
Projects | Rachael Bernstone | 28 Jul 2020

Simple yet sculptural: Marine

This rear addition to a heritage cottage on a raised corner block in Fremantle sits in harmony with the existing structure and enhances its cherished “ramshackle” nature.

The two-storey addition provides an open living, kitchen and dining area with direct connection to the garden.
Projects | Rebecca Gross | 21 Jul 2020

A ‘one-in-100-year renovation’: Concrete Blonde

Tucked behind an existing heritage home on a tight block with a south-facing yard in Sydney, this generous addition offers light-filled, textured spaces with a natural, earthy palette.

From the street, Mermaid Multihouse appears as grandly singular, with layered allusions to local architectural styles.
Projects | Sheona Thomson | 30 Jun 2020

Side-by-side: Mermaid Multihouse

Twin dwellings artfully coalesce in this flexible Gold Coast home, designed by Partners Hill with Hogg and Lamb.

A proposed social housing demonstration project in Southport by Anna O’Gorman.

Home building and renovation grant scheme ‘a missed opportunity’

The Australian Institute of Architects says the federal government’s $680 million “Home Builder” stimulus package is a missed opportunity for social housing and sustainable homes.

Charismatic new architecture brings the kitchen to ground level and introduces a neat mezzanine.
Projects | Peter Salhani | 4 Jun 2020

Glassbook House by Sibling Architecture

Sibling Architecture’s new addition to a home in Sydney’s inner west hosts a suite of tranquil living and reading spaces.

While the darkness of the roof cavity appears to extend space vertically, the living room at the back of the house creates a sense of depth.
Projects | Julian Worrall | 16 Mar 2020

In praise of shadows: Terrace House near Demachiyanagi

Atelier Luke’s diminutive Japanese-Australian architectural hybrid reconstitutes the fabric of the original townhouse in a respectful yet compelling way, creating spaciousness as much through darkness as through light.

In time, the home will recede into the rambling landscape –its copper shroud will patina into washes of green and foliage will climb its blackened space frame.
Projects | Hayley Curnow | 6 Mar 2020

Down by the river: South Yarra House

A quaint walkway stepping up from Melbourne’s Yarra River is the sole means of access to this 1930s brick home, where an extension by AM Architecture fulfils the owners’ desire for a treetop sanctuary.

Comprised of varied shed-like spaces, North Melbourne House is personalized by the texture and colour of everyday objects.
Projects | Andy Fergus | 19 Feb 2020

Sheds for sharing: North Melbourne House

Seizing an opportunity to build on an empty neighbouring block, the owners of a worker’s cottage in North Melbourne (with the help of NMBW Architecture Studio) have added a flexible secondary house that will allow them to age in place.

The tight footprint of the existing terrace necessitated an efficient approach to establishing a new spatial order.
Projects | Tobias Horrocks | 31 Jan 2020

Hard worker: Albert Park Terrace

This renovation of an inner-Melbourne terrace by Wellard Architects cleverly navigates the site’s constrained footprint, employing key architectural moves that make for an efficient and uplifting family home.

The home’s kitchen and dining area is a light, bright and airy space that’s instantly calming and incredibly tranquil.
Projects | Leanne Amodeo | 14 Oct 2019

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.

A recessed niche in the bedroom wall makes reference to the form of the original attic space.
Projects | Rebecca Gross | 16 Apr 2019

Celebrating curves: Regent

A gentle, intricate alteration and addition to a Paddington terrace uses soft curves and interlocking forms to graft the new onto the old and provide seamless continuity of space.

On a sheltered headland, nestled among the native vegetation, the newly designed addition recedes into the site.
Projects | Judith Abell | 27 Mar 2019

Apollo Bay House by Dock4

This addition to a Bruny Island bush shack by Dock4 cleverly exaggerates the existing roof form to create volume, drama and a dialogue with the surrounding landscape.

Reinstating the original wraparound verandah re-exposed the living room as an operable corner.
Projects | Sheona Thomson | 19 Feb 2019

A clarifying transformation: Dyer Street House

James Russell Architect’s astute adjustments to this 1959 modernist home seamlessly meld future-aware adaptations to bring new equilibrium to the dwelling.

The crisp geometry of the rear facade is reinforced in the use of the non-traditional stack bond brick pattern.
Projects | Linda Cheng | 4 Dec 2018

Verdant Victorian: Garden Room House

This deliberately restrained addition to a Victorian terrace by Clare Cousins Architects – which replaces an oversized faux period structure – revolves around a central courtyard to create a verdant haven in Melbourne’s inner north.

The entry courtyard is a mix of shades of grey and green that highlights various foliage textures, with a ground layer of travertine pavers over sandstone river pebbles.
Projects | Ricky Ray Ricardo | 18 May 2018

Foliage fervour: Bungalow Garden Rooms

A series of diverse, textural and dynamic “garden rooms” are the result of a close collaboration between architect and landscape architect and celebrate a life lived outdoors.

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