The owners came to Dalecki Design with a cottage that was tired and run down. It was lacking all the mod cons and was becoming too small for the growing family. The brief was to extend this humble Mosman Park cottage to accommodate their need for more space
The MON house, with its large north-facing garden, had very little natural light and the living space on the ground floor was segmented into too many sections with low ceilings. Load-bearing walls and partitions have been removed in order to create a homogeneous and airy place.
Material Works were commissioned to design a a small addition to this victorian terraced house in Stoke Newington, London. With a limited budget and limited space for building in, the challenge was to transform the existing dark and cramped kitchen space into a bright and open space that would cater to the needs of a growing family.
Having moved from a substantial loft apartment to a Victorian terrace, the clients were keen to recapture the open sense of space and light their former home had offered. The brief called for an open space that could be adapted for either entertaining, dining or relaxing simply by moving loose furniture.
This renovation of an Auckland family home is simple, warm and fun. The owners presented a common set of problems: the inner city bungalow that they owned was disconnected from the landscape, was poorly laid out and lacked space for their growing family.
If your house isn’t quite working for you, it can be tricky to put your finger on why. Often, that’s because it’s a combination of things. In this case, the spaces didn’t quite flow, the basement was dark, and there was little connection between inside and out.
An architect and her partner, parents of twins, called upon APPAREIL Architecture to design the expansion and refurbishing of a veterans’ home in Verdun. The client, Catherine Gauthier, being an architect herself, the project was conceptualized through collaboration and communication among all parties.
When the owners of this home came across a rundown home in City Beach, they were struck with the instant connection they had with not only with the space, but its history too. Sitting proud as part of the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Village homes
