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1. curly house skylight 5088 px 7628 px 17 MB A3 print |
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2. curly house bathroom 5203 px 7800 px 20 MB A3 print |
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3. curly house backyard and pool 8192 px 5464 px 30 MB A3 print |
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4. curly house bedroom 5464 px 8192 px 20 MB A3 print |
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5. curly house backyard and pool 8192 px 5464 px 29 MB A3 print |
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6. curly house bedroom joinery 5464 px 8192 px 22 MB A3 print |
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7. curly house living and dining areas 7957 px 5307 px 22 MB A3 print |
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8. curly house powder room 5217 px 7821 px 22 MB A3 print |
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9. curly house kitchen 7817 px 5244 px 21 MB A3 print |
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10. curly house kitchen and dining room 3426 px 5137 px 10 MB A4 print |
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11. curly house kitchen and dining room with backyard background 7975 px 5319 px 24 MB A3 print |
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12. curly house kitchen 5464 px 8192 px 24 MB A3 print |
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13. curly house kitchen 5464 px 8192 px 25 MB A3 print |
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14. curly house dining room 5220 px 7826 px 19 MB A3 print |
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15. curly house fireplace 5464 px 8192 px 18 MB A3 print |
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16. curly house entry and staircase 5033 px 7545 px 20 MB A3 print |
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17. curly house front facade detail 3062 px 4568 px 9 MB A4 print |
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18. curly house entry door 5144 px 7712 px 18 MB A3 print |
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19. curly house building front facade 6085 px 4368 px 18 MB A3 print |
"A brick bungalow transformed into a light-filled, sustainable home"
• Nestled next to a beautiful lagoon in the Northern Beaches, a single storey brick home was dark and cold in winter, prompting a major renovation. The extensive alterations and additions aimed to improve the family’s quality of life through three main strategies: creating a sustainable home, filling it with natural light, and providing much-needed amenity.
• The home now has a very well-insulated outer skin, responsive to the macro and micro environments, enhancing the user’s lifestyle and minimising power bills. Sustainable features include a robust concrete floor with large thermal mass and expansive north facing timber framed glazing with carefully detailed shading to keep the house warm in winter and cool in summer. The timber windows perform very well thermally and sequester carbon.
• The design presents a formal façade to the street, retaining user privacy. As you progress through the house, it opens up in volume and natural light. At the heart of the home is a custom linear skylight running almost the length of the building, which utilises bold roof angles to flood the space with natural light.
• The renovation provides increased amenity to suit the growing family’s needs while retaining some of the quality original features of the home. Colours and materials were chosen to pay homage to the original material palette, with contrasting tones, use of deep colour, and a variety of natural textures creating a vintage and permanent feel.
Completion date | 2024 |
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