Once an unassuming blond brick relic of the 1970s, this house has been transformed into a coastal home, exuding the relaxed elegance of a Greek seaside villa. Located near the beach, this family oasis now boasts a fresh, inviting aesthetic that harmonizes with its natural surroundings. The once plain exterior has been given new life […]
Read MoreOverlooking Sydney Harbour, the brief was to renovate this early 1900s home, maintaining its original charm but allowing for modern living and maximising outlook and sunlight. While creation of an open plan kitchen / sitting / dining area spilling onto a balcony overlooking the harbour and the addition of an attic bedroom were motivation for […]
Read MoreA unique site with views over Diamond Bay to the south and level garden area to the north, a new house was designed in the existing footprint of the previous house aiming to capture the essence of the site’s amenity but providing a new house to suit the owner’s family needs. The house was designed […]
Read More2023 A beautiful Federation cottage had four grand rooms to the front section of the house, with the services rear wing, vastly unchanged in 100 years! The brief for the family with young teenage children, was to renovate the old section of the house, create separate living spaces for adults and children, plus to create […]
Read More2022 A large level block with stunning trees in the centre of the front and rear yard allowed for lots of creative scope. The brief was for a family home to allow for entertaining and catering for separate spaces for adults and teenage children. The large kitchen, dining and living spaces extend across the site, […]
Read More2022 In a battle-axe block with an ideal North South orientation, a 1980’s house had the right location but needed taking advantage of the large rear and side gardens. The house was gutted and opened up to the rear and side gardens with large wide terraces with louvred shading to shield from the summer sun. […]
Read More2021 A new house built on a replacing a simple beach shack that the family had owned for decades. The owners realised when cleaning the gutters of the old house that the view from the roof was spectacular. With a growing family and needs for more space, a new house was created with the living […]
Read More2019 The project involved an existing two storied Federation house, that had been renovated and added to in the 80s or 90s. The owners have a large family and wanted to add a third floor to the house to provide an additional bedroom and a rumpus room for the children and their friends. The zoning […]
Read More2019 The owners bought this cute but very dilapidated timber Victorian Cottage in 2017. The four front rooms and the hall of the cottage were retained as bedrooms and a bathroom, with the rear ‘lean-to’ section of the house removed to make way for a new wing housing the living rooms, kitchen, terraces, plus laundry […]
Read More2018 An existing whole floor apartment, approximately 20 years old in small block, close to Manly Harbour. The owners loved the location, but not the dark, unfriendly spaces. The brief was to maximise the sunlight and brighten up the darker spaces and bring in a coastal style. The apartment was gutted, new limestone floors laid […]
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