arquitectura
principal: pedro geleris
braddon house
braddon, act
This project in Braddon involved alterations and additions to a charming 1930’s Californian Bungalow which sits in the midst of a beautiful garden setting.
Design issues to resolve were:
• The existing family room was small and had poor natural light
• No links between this room and the living areas to the front of the house
• Poor links between the family room and the garden
• The existing kitchen was poorly laid out and stifled circulation to the family room
• Need for a parents’ retreat
The design response was to replace the 1992 extension to the back of the house with a new family living and dining area, remodel the kitchen and convert the attached flat into the parents’ retreat.
The concept for the exterior of the addition was to create a pavilion that sits within a garden setting. It was also important to be sympathetic to the existing house through matching materials and roof and by re-interpreting the detail of the existing bay windows for the new corner window of the living area.
Internally, we aimed to create a contemporary addition that had a feeling of spaciousness and light. This was achieved through the use of vertical space with raked ceilings and skylights, linked spaces between the new and original parts of the house and by the bay windows and glass doors that link the interior with the courtyard and garden beyond. The use of materials and finishes are restrained and reinforce the clean lines and minimalist character of the space.
Design issues to resolve were:
• The existing family room was small and had poor natural light
• No links between this room and the living areas to the front of the house
• Poor links between the family room and the garden
• The existing kitchen was poorly laid out and stifled circulation to the family room
• Need for a parents’ retreat
The design response was to replace the 1992 extension to the back of the house with a new family living and dining area, remodel the kitchen and convert the attached flat into the parents’ retreat.
The concept for the exterior of the addition was to create a pavilion that sits within a garden setting. It was also important to be sympathetic to the existing house through matching materials and roof and by re-interpreting the detail of the existing bay windows for the new corner window of the living area.
Internally, we aimed to create a contemporary addition that had a feeling of spaciousness and light. This was achieved through the use of vertical space with raked ceilings and skylights, linked spaces between the new and original parts of the house and by the bay windows and glass doors that link the interior with the courtyard and garden beyond. The use of materials and finishes are restrained and reinforce the clean lines and minimalist character of the space.
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