Totoro House is an alterations and additions project on a house in Russell Lea, Sydney which formed an architectural exercise in translating the client’s close-knit bond into the physical, adopting the Japanese concept of “Shakkei” or “borrowed scenery” which harmoniously bridges the relationship between interior and exterior.
Nestled in Sydney’s quiet inner-west, Bona Vista House by Studio Prineas reinterprets the characterful features of its Federation frontage, forging a warm domestic setting for family life.
Shaping Spotted Gum House was the client’s pursuit of sustainable design practices, her views on upholding a holistic wellness approach, and her forward-thinking innovation which were all informative to the design.
A renovation of an existing 1930s brick duplex, the O house transforms a squat brick box into a light and bright home. Located on a steep site with a 4-metre level change between the front and the rear,
Our clients briefed a generous new family home, integrated landscape, and pool for their Lilyfield site in Sydney’s inner west. The tight, sloping block had an enormous rockface stepping up the rear of the site and fronted on to a major transport intersection.
This renovation is the latest evolution of a Sydney terrace house which has been the family home of our client since childhood. SCA is the second architect to work on this house, building upon the intelligent 2012 renovation by Caroline Pidcock
The building’s 25,000sqm scale allowed COX to develop an Agile workplace with strong planning principles – rich in amenities, culture, connectivity and identity. The result is a tailored workplace design that consolidates the client’s resources to support communication and diversity, with a strong focus on human interaction.
Located within a microsite measuring roughly 6-by-30 meters on a prominent corner in the inner-city, the seven-story building works to maximize internal space while engaging the surroundings through its unique form, materiality and programming.
Designed for our garden loving client in Artarmon, on Sydney’s leafy North Shore “House in the garden” is an addition to the rear of a modest, interwar bungalow set within a beautiful established garden.
The project involves demolition of the existing structure to the rear of the property and replacing it with a new first floor addition containing a master bedroom, ensuite and robe.
A Sydney beachside home where shifting geometries coax northern sun into south-facing rooms, and big views are carefully framed and balanced.
Responding to the beachfront environment of its headland site, the Bilgola Beach House is designed to withstand Australia’s dramatic climate conditions, where harsh sunlight, high winds and flooding are common.
