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Project • By Christopher Polly Architect • Private Houses
Trafalgar House
Sensitive alterations and a new rear addition to a freestanding house in a heritage conservation area are carefully composed to provide significant additional room for a growing family. The restored original front form retains local cultural heritage in the public domain and responsibly preserves its embodied energy, while gentle upgrades will revitalise its spaces and improve its energy efficiency and thermal comfort.
Method Visualisation
Method Visualisation
The new addition purposely defers to established conditions of the front primary form in the manner in which it is sub-ordinate to and extends from it, with a distinctly contemporary material and colour palette serving to strengthen its legibility against the original front... More
Project • By TKD Architects • Private Houses
Double Bay III
Breaking free of a typical development pattern, this family home is situated towards the rear of the site, allowing the ground floor living spaces to open onto the expansive front lawn and connect to the park beyond. The dense trees create a canopy of privacy and shade within which the organic, sweeping forms of the upper level of the house appear to float. The dappled light through these trees has been playfully interpreted and exaggerated within the rooms through the introduction of custom-perforated, operable screens. Throughout the interior design the curved forms continue with the softening of the stairs, walls, and cabinetry in a palette of natural materials and muted tones.
Tom Ferguson
Tom Ferguson
Tom Ferguson
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