North Bondi House
Architecture Residential Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Description
North Bondi House is an alterations and additions to a semi-detached house built in the 1980’s, within walking distance of Bondi Beach. The interiors are restrained, elegant and robust, creating the perfect backdrop to the lives of a professional couple with three kids and two enthusiastic dogs.
Questions and Answers
What was the brief?
My clients purchased a 1980s semi-detached house within walking distance of Bondi Beach. It was all about the location as they knew they could work with an architect to remodel their house to make it the perfect home. The client’s brief focused heavily on practicality and comfort.
The brief called for elegant and robust interiors. The professional couple with three kids and two enthusiastic dogs wanted to create a beautiful family home that would endure the test of time.
The clients wanted a home that would facilitate everyday living without being controlling. They wanted to maximise the tight building footprint and create a greater connection with the garden that was on a lower level. The brief called for more natural light and improved natural ventilation.
Increased storage throughout the home was important. The couple wanted everything to have a home so that clutter could be minimised. They spend a lot of time at home with their young family and they ultimately wanted a home that felt calm and relaxed.
What were the solutions?
A deep understanding of how the client’s live and the demands on space ensures that everything from wine storage to dog food has a designated space. The home is an expression of the client. It is elegant yet robust and the perfect backdrop for family life. The connection with the outdoors is heightened with retractable glass doors and timber bleacher steps overlooking the garden, allowing the free flow of children and dogs. The elevated kitchen and dining room allows for full visibility and a strong connection with the outdoors.
The house was gutted, rear balconies enclosed and the interiors reimagined to utilise every available space in what is quite a compact floor plan. The renovation did not result in an increased building footprint. Natural light is harnessed and sea breezes are brought into the home. The interiors are responsive to the natural environment and the client’s lifestyle. The first floor hallway was imagined as a ‘walk in robe,’ something the client had always wanted but something the space did not afford.
A restrained, elegant and robust material palette was selected to create a sense of timelessness and calm in a home that is often overrun with young children and dogs. The textural and tactile qualities of terrazzo in soft grey, oak and v-groove joinery are exploited to create a sense of warmth and enduring character. Spaces are controlled yet comfortable, designed to a human scale where small or large family gatherings can take place.
What is the relationship of the built form to the context of the project?
The project forms one half of a semi-detached dwelling in an area that has highly restrictive planning controls. The project focused on reinventing the interiors of the 1980s dwelling, modification of the rear building form and cosmetic touches the street facade. The home is located within walking distance of the beach. Robust and low-maintenance building materials were selected as a direct response to the corrosive environment. A bay window to the first floor kid’s bedroom offers glimpses of Bondi Beach beyond and a cheeky stage to entertain guests in the garden below.
The connection with the outdoors is heightened with full retractable glass doors and timber bleacher steps overlooking the garden.
Key products used:
Investing in quality fixtures and finishes with a consideration for ongoing maintenance sets the family up for the long term. Robust and beautiful natural materials were chosen for their timelessness, elegance and sophistication. The 1980s external brickwork was bagged in an off-white sand and cement mix that will not require on-going painting. The material palette was kept deliberately minimal to allow for scale in economy whilst also creating a calm and elegant backdrop to family life.
Who were the consultants on this project?
Builder: Hispec Constructions
www.hispecconstructions.com
Joiner: Leading Edge Kitchens
www.lekitchens.com.au
Photographer: Tom Ferguson
www.tomferguson.com.au
Editorial Stylist: Holly Irvine
www.hollyirvinestudio.com
Landscape: Formed Gardens
www.formedgardens.com.au
Details
| Project size | 221 m2 |
| Site size | 239 m2 |
| Completion date | 2019 |
| Building levels | 2 |
Project team
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Josephine Hurley | |
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Josephine Hurley Architecture |