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Project • By Smac Studio • Private Houses
Queen, Woollahra
Built in 1981 by architect Espie Dodds, Smac Studio’s sensitive renovation of thishome ushers in a modern Sydney aesthetic. With the introduction of open planspaces, soft curves and elegant colour, the new house creates ample opportunities to connect with each other and the outdoors.
The owners wanted a haven for entertaining. A fashionable couple who love travel,music and hosting, at the start of the project they said, “We want you to be reallycreative.” They signed off on Smac Studio’s first round of hand sketches; earlydrawings and finished rooms are almost identical. “At the beginning of a project, ourvision is at its clearest,” says Shona McElroy, principal of Smac Studio. “Right atthe start i... More
Project • By ALEXANDRE BERNIER ARCHITECTE • Private Houses
Northcliffe_La maison du petit prince
Renovation of a single-family row residence, typical of the Notre-Dame-de-Grace/Cote-des-Neiges district, on the edge of the city of Westmount.
Sensitive intervention which consisted of a reconfiguration of the original spaces in order to allow an urban family life for the young family with 2 children.
Maxime Brouillet
Maxime Brouillet
Maxime Brouillet
Maxime Brouillet
Maxime Brouillet
Search for fluidity, lightness, natural lighting and space for children and parents.
Objective to preserve the atmosphere of the original house. Use of materials, artisanal technique (staircase, revisited shaker style kitchen cabinet) and texture (exposed brick, ceramic and slate of the fireplace) in order to mediate with the origi... More