A transformation of a 1960’s cream brick house into a spacious home with a courtyard, library,four bedrooms, three bathrooms, two kitchens and two gardens for the de Pieri family.This home romanticises the house it extends appearing modest from the outside while generous inside. A highly decorative tiled entry shades the front door setting the scene of the journey though the house. The internal courtyard is bracketed by a coloured glazed brick wall continuing into the main living area concealing a study and the master bedroom. Large sliding doors separate the living from an internal courtyard creating a hybrid indoor/outdoor space. A double glazed clerestory window runs the length of the house beneath an expressed eve. The house was awarded an Australian Institute of Architects award for Residential Alterations and Extensions in 2012 and will feature in the television series “Sacred Spaces” in late 2012.