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Architecture Residential Drummoyne, New South Wales, Australia
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Description
When we first visited this early twentieth-century brick home in Drummoyne, the run-down property needed urgent repair. Monstered by overlooking apartments and a wall of conifers, the recessed, relatively small site also had a neighbouring house tight on its boundary. But the delightful, almost topographical nature of the strong gable roof and the home’s many original charms were well worth reviving.
Questions and Answers
What was the brief?
To transform the property for the next 30 years and make it flexible enough to cater for large family gatherings yet nuanced with pockets for quiet in a busy home and neighbourhood. We also needed to bring in light, maximise the limited back yard, and introduce flexible, contemporary living.
What were the key challenges?
Key challenges throughout this project included the over towering apartments that was neighboring the house. The old and damaged house also made it hard to add changes/adapt to the house.
What were the solutions?
Scooped from the roof upstairs, a main bedroom is punctuated by bay windows that provide views over rooftops. An adjoining loose fit study/seating/nursery room has already been well-utilised by the family; its louvre windows allow cross-flow ventilation to circulate during summer and draw fresh air within. Skylit-bathrooms are cleverly concealed within the floor plan, hugging the southern boundary wall and thereby deferring the northerly aspect to living and leisure areas.
Details
| Completion date | 2020 |
| Building levels | 2 |
Project team
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Bijl Architecture |