Wilden St House

Wilden St House
© Scott Burrows

WILDEN ST HOUSE

Shaun Lockyer Architects

ARCHITECTS
Shaun Lockyer Architects

GENERAL CONTRACTOR
Kalka

LANDSCAPING
Kalka

DESIGN TEAM
Shaun Lockyer – Design Principal; Jen Lambkin – Project Architect; Corinne Bolton

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Westera Partners (Peter Ide)

PHOTOGRAPHS
Scott Burrows

AREA
387.0 sqm

SITE AREA
405sqm

YEAR
2012

LOCATION
Paddington, Australia

CATEGORY
Refurbishment

The Wilden Street house is a progressive and ambitious transformation of a derelict pre-war cottage on a gorgeous site in Paddington, Brisbane.

Wilden St House
© Scott Burrows
Wilden St House
© Scott Burrows

Despite the steep landscape, the house nestles into the site offering complete privacy and a leafy, flat back yard that enjoys north-east facing city views.

The house itself offers unprecedented space and volume to achieve a generous family home, rarely possible on a “small lot” site.

Wilden St House
© Scott Burrows
Wilden St House
© Scott Burrows

The design explores “chiselled” forms in the architectural expression and interior resolution which result in warm and dynamic interior volumes that are flooded with light from above.

The craftsmanship of the house is one of its greatest attributes with a timeless and seamless execution of joinery, cabinetry and detail.

Wilden St House
Wilden St House
© Scott Burrows

The focus on indoor and outdoor living culminates in a double height outdoor living space that frames city views and connects to the garden and dramatic pool.

The rear of the house offers a somewhat unexpected statement in the form of a three dimensionally expressed timber façade that punctuates the end of the house and also contains the master suite.

This is an ambitious house that was made possible through a superb relationship between client, architect and builder, the quality of which is manifest in every detail.

Wilden St House
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Wilden St House
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Wilden St House
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Wilden St House
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Wilden St House
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Wilden St House
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Wilden St House
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Wilden St House
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Wilden St House
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Wilden St House
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Wilden St House
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Wilden St House
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Wilden St House
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Wilden St House
Wilden St House
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Wilden St House
Wilden St House
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East Rear Elevation
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Ground Floor Plan
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First Floor Plan


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