Brief:

To transform a tired single storey terrace house into a 2 level family home with more functional spaces to meet the growing family, maintaining outside spaces on both levels and a more open plan living area at the rear.

Design Constraints:

The site is long and narrow, with limited rear access. There was a two storey house to the south with an established first floor middle terrace and a single storey house to the north. Overlooking was a big consideration as well as trying to fit the building sixe on a tight and small site.

Design Resolution:

Careful planning and simple forms were sued to create a new family home consisting of 2 bedrooms and a bathroom upstairs with a new central deck to take advantage of the city views. The use of metal cladding and timber cladding to maintain simple clean lines as well as connection to the surrounding established (yet very old) heritage homes. We were engaged to obtain a town planning and building permits for the project with the client liaising direct with the builder for the onsite works.