Beyond the functional requirements of new bedrooms and open-plan living areas, this extension by Architecture Architecture opens up the existing Californian Bungalow, reintroducing natural light to the darker corners of the house and reorienting living areas towards the northern sun and a generous backyard.
Sensitive heritage requirements demanded a considered approach to material selection and composition. In response, the architect’s design references key elements of the Californian Bungalow, reinterpreting them in a contemporary manner.
New pitched roofs continue the logic of the existing house, yet are strategically modified in response to the needs of function and sunlight, resulting in a subtle reinterpretation of the original roof. Similarly, key elements such as the modest gable and fascia ornamentation find new interpretation in the extension.
Moving through the house, sunlight reflects about every corner, drawing visitors down the terraced steps of the living spaces and into the heart of the house where garden views and an enormous eucalyptus tree eventually reveal themselves.
With Hip & Gable, Architecture Architecture pays homage to elements of the Californian Bungalow (such as it’s darkened plinth, bricked chimney stacks and outlined fascia’s), while reinterpreting it in a contemporary manner
Moving through the house, sunlight reflects about every corner
New pitched roofs, using Lysaght Custom Orb, Ampelite Solarfrost and Lexan Themclick products, continue the logic of the existing house, yet are strategically modified in response to the needs of function and sunlight
PRODUCTS
ROOFING
LYSAGHT BUILDING SYSTEMS CUSTOM ORB, ZINCALUME
AMPELITE AUSTRALIA SOLAFROST, CLEAR
LEXAN THEMOCLICK, OPAL
WALLS
RECYCLED PRESSED RED BRICKS
RADIAL TIMBER SALES, SILVERTOP ASH CLADDING
BLUESCOPE LYSAGHT, STANDING SEAM METAL CLADDING IN WHITEHAVEN
COATINGS
DULUX, WHISPER WHITE
DULUX, MONUMENT
WINDOWS AND DOORS
HARDWOOD TIMBER WINDOWS AND DOORS PAINTED
VIRIDIAN, ENERGYTECH CLEAR DOUBLE GLAZING, LAMINATED
FLOORING
TIMBERZOO, RECYCLED MESSMATE FINISHED WITH TREATEX HARDWAX OIL NATURAL
BREMWORTH, TROIKA CARPET IN MURMANSK
LIGHTING
LASER LIGHTING, PENDANTS
RICHMOND LIGHTING, LED LINEAR LIGHTS
VOLKER HAUG, GLAM APPLE LIGHTS
DARKON ARCHITECTURAL DEEPER DOWN LED LIGHTS
MASSON FOR LIGHT ASTRO SPOTLIGHTS
KITCHEN
RUTSO CONCRETING CONCRETE BENCHTOPS
LAMINEX, LAMINATE IN PARCHMENT
FORMICA, LAMINATE IN DEEP ANTHRACITE
GEORGE FETHERS AND CO TIMBER VENEER
AFA DOUBLE UNDERMOUNT SINK
REECE, MIZU DRIFT GOOSENECK MIXER
BOSCH HOME APPLIANCES, DISHWASHER
BOSCH HOME APPLIANCES, GAS COOKTOP
BOSCH HOME APPLIANCES, BUILT-IN DOUBLE OVEN AND INTEGRATED RANGEHOOD
BATHROOM
VICTORIAN ASH TIMBER BENCHTOPS
LAMINEX LAMINATE IN PARCHMENT
GEORGE FETHERS AND CO TIMBER VENEER
HEATING AND COOLING
HELIOSCREEN EXTERNAL ROLLER BLINDS
