Beyond the functional requirements of new bedrooms and open-plan living areas, this extension opens up the existing Californian Bungalow, reintroducing natural light to the darker corners of the house and reorienting living areas towards the northern sun and a generous backyard. Sensitive heritage requirements demanded a considered approach to material selection and composition. In response, our design references key elements of the Californian Bungalow, reinterpreting them in a contemporary manner.

New pitched roofs continue the logic of the existing house, yet are strategically modified in response to the needs of function and sunlight, resulting in a subtle reinterpretation of the original roof. Similarly, key elements such as the modest gable and fascia ornamentation find new interpretation in the extension.

Moving through the house, sunlight reflects about every corner, drawing visitors down the terraced steps of the living spaces and into the heart of the house where garden views and an enormous eucalyptus tree eventually reveal themselves.

Products

Roofing:

- Lysaght Custom Orb in zincalume

- Ampelite Solafrost in ‘Clear’ and Lexan Themoclick in ‘Opal’

External walls:

- Recycled pressed red bricks painted in Dulux ‘Whisper White’

- Radial Timber Sales silvertop ash cladding painted in Dulux ‘Monument’

- Colorbond standing seam metal cladding in ‘Whitehaven’

Internal walls:

- Recycled pressed red bricks painted in Dulux ‘Whisper White’

- Radial Timber silvertop ash cladding painted in Dulux ‘Monument’ and ‘Whisper White’

Windows and doors:

- Hardwood timber windows and doors painted in Dulux ‘Whisper White’

- Viridian EnergyTech Clear double glazing, laminated

Flooring:

- Recycled messmate from Timberzoo finished with Treatex Hardwax Oil Natural

- Cavalier Bremworth Troika carpet in ‘Murmansk’

Lighting:

- Pendants from Laser Lighting

- LED linear lights from Richmond Lighting Volker Haug Glam Apple lights

- Darkon Architectural Deeper Down LED lights

- Masson For Light Astro Spotlights

Kitchen:

- Rutso Concreting concrete benchtops

- Laminex laminate in ‘Parchment’

- Formica laminate in ‘Deep Anthracite’

- George Fethers and Co timber veneer

- Afa double undermount sink and Mizu Drift Gooseneck mixer from Reece

- Bosch dishwasher, gas cooktop, built-in double oven and integrated rangehood

Bathroom:

- Victorian ash timber benchtops

- Laminex laminate in ‘Parchment’

- George Fethers and Co timber veneer

Heating and cooling:

- Helioscreen external