Swedish Summer House
Architecture Residential Elsternwick, Melbourne, Australia
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2. M shaped house with cutout 7200 px 4800 px 27 MB A3 print |
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6. M shaped house extension 7200 px 4800 px 25 MB A3 print |
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13. En suite with Urquiola tiles 4800 px 7200 px 19 MB A3 print |
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14. Garden Studio with charred cladding - night view Yaki sugi swedish summer house 7200 px 4800 px 21 MB A3 print |
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15. Studio with charred cladding - day view Yaki sugi swedish summer house 7200 px 4800 px 22 MB A3 print |
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16. M shaped House at dusk 7200 px 4802 px 22 MB A3 print |
Description
We are feeling the envisioned simpatico with the Yakisugi charred cladding on the Swedish summer house style addition and garden studio.
Working closely with our good friend Rebecca Parker on this project reminds us what a source of inspiration collaborating with other designers on private residential projects can be. Rebecca’s sister and her partner had renovated the kitchen in this Victorian weatherboard four years ago but reserved bigger plans for the rest of the home.
By increasing the footprint at the rear of the house and pushing out the living and dining spaces in line with a new terrace, we’ve also been able to create a roomy new main bedroom to better serve the couple’s needs. A walk-in-robe will add much-needed storage, and a new ensuite will take the pressure off the family bathroom. Two new desk nooks will offer the couple long-desired space for quiet study.
All-day light now floods into the living and dining areas through a striking steel, cantilevered, box window seat, and through the tall, pitched gable opening on the terrace. Slightly offset, this mimics the roofline above, and echoes the crisp lines of the gabled studio form across the garden.
With three children now in their teens, and family visiting for extended periods from Sweden, the need for a garden studio as both occasional guest quarters and everyday retreat had become increasingly important. For this satellite space the team designed a mezzanine loft, and the addition should accommodate four for sleepovers once complete. Outside, separate storage caters for bikes and a 5000L water tank will service a Japanese-inspired kitchen garden and the family’s brood of fancy chickens.
We’re thrilled with Ecotimber’s Yakisugi treatment of the cladding. Best known as a technique for preserving and waterproofing timber for the extreme weather conditions of rural Japan, this blackening method protects external hardwood cladding by lightly charring and oiling the surface, which creates a UV resistant coating that improves durability, minimises maintenance and prevents silvering.
With Britt Wilson's landscape design integrating quickly, Swedish Summer House is a lovely place to be all year round.
Questions and Answers
Key products used:
Ecotimber charred blackbutt shiplapped cladding, ecotimber stained blackbutt shiplapped timber, Mutina Patricia Urquiola tiles from Urban Edge Ceramics, Muuto Ambit pendant light, Archilux lighting, Ecoview AWS aluminium windows, Colorbond roof deck
Details
| Project size | 185 m2 |
| Site size | 517 m2 |
| Completion date | 2019 |
| Building levels | 2 |
Project team
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Anne Hindley | Architect |
| Rebecca Parker | Senior Designer | |
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Hindley & Co | Architect |