A new four bedroom home has been designed by CO-AP for an empty-nester couple and three generations of extended family visitors.
Built on the site of a 1970s single storey courtyard house, the former dwelling was designed with a gabled roof in keeping with a neighbouring weatherboard cottage, one there but no longer.
Taking cues from its predecessor, the new house, designed for disabled access, was planned around a courtyard and responded to its current neighbouring context of two storey dwellings.
A series of skylights and clerestory windows puncture the concrete roof, allowing daylight deep into living spaces and internal rooms.
The geometry of these punctures follows the form of the upper storey.
The parallelogram plan aims to preserve the amenity of the two adjacent properties.
Vertical articulation of windows responds to the rhythm of fenestration along the established residential street and the use of masonry, concrete and metal cladding defines the architectural elements of the new building.
Internally, materials are figured, natural, and robust.
Strong horizontal planes of board-form concrete and terrazzo unify the living spaces.
Australian hardwoods are used for joinery and bedroom floors.
A variety of figured stones, naturally lit by skylights, are featured in bathrooms throughout the house.
And a sculptural painted steel staircase travels through all levels of the new home.
Project Details
Completion Date – 2018
Building Levels – 3
Project Team
Architecture and Interiors
CO-AP
CO-AP takes a collaborative approach to realising fresh outcomes for each project, with an emphasis on research and development and an inherent regard for sustainability.
Structural and Hydraulic Engineering
Partridge
With over 35 years’ experience, Partridge is a multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy, providing services in the field of structural, civil, hydraulic, stormwater, remedial, forensic, and event engineering.
With branches in both New South Wales and Victoria, they operate nationally and abroad to deliver consistent outstanding solutions.
Photography
Ross Honeysett
Ross Honeysett is a high profile professional photographer based in Sydney, Australia.
Apart from creating outstanding architectural images, Ross has produced photographic projects for the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Sony, and Levi’s jeans.
The National Portrait Gallery commissioned Ross to create a contemporary photographic portrait of Sydney creative group CO-AP Collaborative Architecture Practice for the 2009 exhibition Portraits + Architecture.
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