ARCHITECTS
Day Bukh Architects
PHOTOGRAPHS
Katherine Lu
MANUFACTURERS
James Hardie Australia, International Floor Coverings, James Hardie, AWS
PLOT
250 m2
BUDGET
$500000 AUD
AREA
150 m²
YEAR
2016
LOCATION
Sydney, Australia
CATEGORY
Houses
Text description provided by architect.
An addition to a dark Federation style semi detached dwelling in Sydney's inner suburbs.
A design that has carefully cut, fold and shaped the existing to create a light filled family home that is modest in scale but clever in design.
A new open plan living kitchen and dining room with direct level access to the rear garden. A new laundry with drying court.
A first floor addition for 2 bedrooms and a bathroom. Master bedroom to have views of the city skyline.
The house is to incorporate best possible sustainable / passive solar design principles.
The challenges were to achieve the look of an individual house in a semi detached context. Achieve best possible passive solar design principals in a dense urban environment