Dave and Libby's Gladesville House / Vanessa Wegner Architect

Dave and Libby's Gladesville House / Vanessa Wegner Architect
© Katherine Lu

Dave and Libby's Gladesville House / Vanessa Wegner Architect

Vanessa Wegner Architect

AREA
240 M²

YEAR
2022

PHOTOGRAPHS
Katherine Lu

LEAD ARCHITECT
Vanessa Wegner

BUILDER
M J Minard

MANUFACTURERS
Blackbutt

JOINER
Lee Vella

LOATION
Australia

CATEGORY
Houses

Dave and Libby's Gladesville House is a renovation of a Californian bungalow for a young family of five.

Dave and Libby's Gladesville House / Vanessa Wegner Architect
© Katherine Lu
Dave and Libby's Gladesville House / Vanessa Wegner Architect
© Katherine Lu
Dave and Libby's Gladesville House / Vanessa Wegner Architect
© Katherine Lu

The site is a large suburban block perched on the high side of Gladesville capturing distant views of gum trees and part of the Harbour and North Easterly breezes.

The brief was to create a warm and inviting family home.

We kept the original structure of the bungalow and added a two storey addition to the rear that steps down the site to follow the fall of the land.

Dave and Libby's Gladesville House / Vanessa Wegner Architect
© Katherine Lu
Dave and Libby's Gladesville House / Vanessa Wegner Architect
© Katherine Lu
Dave and Libby's Gladesville House / Vanessa Wegner Architect
© Katherine Lu

The existing pool and garden remained relatively untouched.

The main feature of the new design is a large covered balcony on the North West side that provides shade on hot summer days yet lets winter sun into the living areas.

Dave and Libby's Gladesville House / Vanessa Wegner Architect
© Katherine Lu


Dave and Libby's Gladesville House / Vanessa Wegner Architect
© Katherine Lu
Dave and Libby's Gladesville House / Vanessa Wegner Architect
© Katherine Lu
Dave and Libby's Gladesville House / Vanessa Wegner Architect
© Katherine Lu
Dave and Libby's Gladesville House / Vanessa Wegner Architect
© Katherine Lu
Dave and Libby's Gladesville House / Vanessa Wegner Architect
© Katherine Lu