Damien Hamon Ébénisterie

Church House

Church House
© Cathy Schusler

CHURCH HOUSE

Daha

ARCHITECTS
Daha

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
Conlon Group

FOUNDATION ARCHITECT
Raymond Clare Nowland

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Macstructure

INTERIOR DESIGNER
Georgia Cannon

BUILDER
Glen Williams Constructions

MANUFACTURERS
Centor, Austral Bricks, AWS

PHOTOGRAPHS
Cathy Schusler

AREA
609 m²

YEAR
2017

LOCATION
Norman Park, Australia

CATEGORY
Houses, Adaptive Reuse

Text description provided by architect.

The ‘Church House’ is a 2 storey hillside residential extension and adaptation of the heritage listed ‘Church of Transfiguration’ in the Brisbane suburb of Norman Park.

Church House
© Cathy Schusler
Church House
© Cathy Schusler

The family home incorporates elements of subtropical design and emphasises a connection to the natural and built context of the site.

The Church House extension is a sympathetic adaptation of an existing heritage church into a unique family home.

Church House
© Cathy Schusler
Church House
© Cathy Schusler

The extension responds to the grand scale and form of the existing church through robust materiality and formal gestures, creating balance between the old and the new.

Spatial arrangements of the house consider climatic site conditions to optimise passive heating and cooling strategies.

Extensive shading elements provide protection from the predominant western outlook and water harvesting and photovoltaic solar power are featured throughout.

Church House
© Cathy Schusler
Church House
© Cathy Schusler
Church House
© Cathy Schusler

Integrated landscaping promotes a strong connection to the natural environment which was important for the client’s family and their active lifestyle.

The project responds to the unique conditions of the site, including natural and built, positive and challenging.

The large portion of elevated land in an inner city suburb afforded the site expansive city views and the luxury of space.

Church House
© Cathy Schusler
Church House
© Cathy Schusler

The prominent Church of the Transfiguration, built in 1924 lies in a central position on the site along the religious East/West axis and needed to become part of the family home.

The extension responds to the existing built context through scale and materiality and the two pavilions (church and house) are linked by a dark Zinc form.

Church House
© Cathy Schusler
Church House
© Cathy Schusler

The spatial planning of the Church House engages with the active lifestyle of the client and their family through strong connections to outdoor recreation spaces.

The use of voids and bridges encourages interaction and social connections between levels such as family living and upper level bedrooms.

Church House
© Cathy Schusler
Church House
© Cathy Schusler

The layout of the extension generates social hubs as well as private retreats, creating a home which can grow with the family for years to come.


Church House
© Cathy Schusler
Church House
© Cathy Schusler
Church House
© Cathy Schusler
Church House
© Cathy Schusler
Church House
© Cathy Schusler


Church House
© Cathy Schusler
Church House
© Cathy Schusler
Church House
© Cathy Schusler
Church House
© Cathy Schusler
Church House
© Cathy Schusler
Church House
© Cathy Schusler


Church House
Site Plan
Church House
Basement Plan
Church House
Ground Floor Plan
Church House
1st Floor Plan


Church House
Axonometric VIew

Damien Hamon Ébénisterie
T +33 2 40719939
Damien Hamon Ébénisterie
15 Rue des Orfèvres, 44840 Les Sorinières, France