This Bluestone terrace extension features a lovely connection to nature

Designed as an open, light-filled living space, this original Bluestone terrace from the 1880s underwent a major renovation to create connection to the outdoors

The garden-facing part of the project is largely architecture, floor, flooring, hardwood, house, interior design, real estate, wood flooring, brown

The island is simple and elegant - The architecture, countertop, furniture, hardwood, house, interior design, kitchen, table, wood, brown

Directional lighting is perfect for this space - architecture, daylighting, floor, home, house, interior design, living room, real estate, wood, brown, orange

Planks run from the tile floor to meet architecture, door, floor, flooring, hardwood, home, house, interior design, laminate flooring, real estate, wall, wood, wood flooring, wood stain, brown

It's a veritable forest outside - It's a architecture, backyard, cottage, estate, facade, home, house, landscaping, outdoor structure, property, real estate, window, yard, brown

This long bench is the perfect place to architecture, door, home, house, interior design, outdoor structure, property, real estate, shade, window, brown

The bathroom vanity floats above the floor - architecture, ceiling, floor, flooring, home, interior design, room, window, gray

Altereco Design utilised wood throughout the renovation – chair, furniture, interior design, product design, table, orange, black

The bathroom feels spacious and open, largely thanks architecture, ceiling, daylighting, floor, flooring, home, house, interior design, real estate, window, white, gray

Another view of the kitchen island - Another architecture, ceiling, chair, furniture, home, house, interior design, product design, table, wall, wood, orange

Designer: Altereco Design

From the designer:

Our brief required us to work with an 1880's Bluestone terrace and to create a daily living space that appreciated and enjoyed it's connection with the established landscaping of the backyard.

We took a very delicate approach to the preservation of the heritage - preserving and celebrating the Bluestone.

To create minimal contact and impact on the Bluestone wall we created a small incision in an existing brickwood for the door portal between the old and new.

North facing windows are double hung sash windows and fixed directly to the solid timber posts, eliminating additional frames and providing excellent natural ventilation. The property is close to the sea so we wanted to maximise the sea breeze.

Project challenges

Working with the deteriorating stonework was tricky. The rear terrace was made out of Bluestone rubble which was breaking off in bits and pieces.

Minimising the impact on vegetation

The owner was a landscape gardener and there was a very established green wall that we had to work around and respect.

We wanted to provide as much light as possible and an outlook to the established landscaping and green wall without making it simply a glass box.

Story by: David Renwick

05 Jul, 2020

Renovation

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