Cary House is an inner-city cottage that has been thoughtfully updated to fit the lifestyle of its owners and their dog, Maxie. Originally over 100 years old, the home once featured three bedrooms, one bathroom, and an outdated extension that housed a combined kitchen and dining room.
The design for this dwelling transforms an existing inner city cottage into a contemporary, light filled home. New kitchen, living and dining areas and a shady cantilevered white steel pergola extend out to connect the interiors of the house to its yard and outdoor living area.
A historic Pelton Cottage survived the 1906 earthquake and fires only to be almost completely destroyed by a fire in 2013. Into this near blank slate we designed a “house within a house”, creating a two story volume and light shelf to bounce southern daylight between levels of the residence.
Perched on a steep block with majestic harbour views, the clarity of the original Interwar cottage interiors had been muddled by decades of ad hoc alterations.
Located in the Westbridge Road Conservation Area in Battersea by the River Thames, the house is part of a group of brown brick cottages, dated circa 1840, originally with a flat roof at the rear and sixteen pane sash windows. This brick cottage has been renovated by Extrarchitecture. The final design of the house has been achieved
Project: Palma Plaza House Architects: Hugh Jefferson Randolph Architects Location: Austin, Texas, United States Photography: Casey Dunn Exterior photography, stair storage and office nook: Whit Preston Palma Plaza House is an old cottage transformed by Hugh Jefferson Randolph Architects into a contemporary home for a family in Austin, Texas. Project description: An historic 1935 Greek
West Leederville House is a 1903 workers cottage located in Perth, Australia, and contemporary redesigned by Studio Atelier. Project description: At the heart of the project was the idea of celebrating the character and charm of the 1903 workers cottage by contrasting as well as blending its period features with contemporary details. Originally a 1
