After buying the mid 1800’s ‘one family owner’ and ‘renovator’s delight’ in ‘original condition’ heritage house as a spur of the moment emotional purchase during a random drive-by, and the confronting horror of the houses’ decrepit condition had thoroughly sunk in, the serendipity of the event and a sense of hope took over.
The clients being great travellers, bon vivants and followers of all things Art and Design, requested us to create a heritage response that explores time, motion and space that push boundaries and evoke poetic and phenomenological responses.
We transformed the 2-level heritage worker’s home, with outhouse, into a contemporary 3-level home with 3 beds, 3 baths, living, rumpus, dining, theatre room, cellar, study and 2 car garage. Whilst working within the framework of the burra charter, we juxtaposed clear geometry with modern monolithic materiality, to shock one into perceiving the strength and beauty, and to celebrate, the existing historical fabric.
Shortlisted in Woollahra’s Heritage Awards.
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After buying the mid 1800’s ‘one family owner’ and ‘renovator’s delight’ in ‘original condition’ heritage house as a spur of the moment emotional purchase during a random drive-by, and the confronting horror of the houses’ decrepit condition had thoroughly sunk in, the serendipity of the event and a sense of hope took over.
