Extension is invisible from the street

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How do you add modern functionality without ruining a traditional street-facing facade? Here's one approach

Kitchen, dining and office all share one space ceiling, dining room, floor, flooring, hardwood, interior design, living room, property, real estate, room, table, white — Kitchen, dining and office all share one space

From the street, it's hard to imagine there's cottage, facade, fence, home, house, neighbourhood, plant, property, real estate, residential area, road, tree, walkway, black

Extensive use of timber create a log cabin architecture, cottage, estate, facade, home, house, property, real estate, blue

The new kitchen features expansive hardwood floors and countertop, dining room, floor, flooring, hardwood, interior design, real estate, table, wood, wood flooring, gray

The bedroom – located in the older part bed, bed frame, bedroom, ceiling, daylighting, floor, furniture, home, interior design, real estate, room, suite, window, wood, white

This study area opens out onto the deck architecture, ceiling, daylighting, estate, floor, flooring, home, house, interior design, living room, property, real estate, room, window, white

The lounge faces the large glass doors - ceiling, estate, floor, hardwood, home, interior design, living room, property, real estate, room, white

Architect: Mark Lam ArchitectAbout the project (text supplied): Invisible from the street, the stealth house is an extension to the back of an existing post war weatherboard home in West Footscray.

The brief for the project was for a larger living space for a growing family and their art and furniture collection. The angular cut to the pitched roof creates the feature form which is reflected in the shape of the deck.

The form maximises natural light from the north and east to the living spaces. The bulk of the materials are reclaimed or recycled.

The owner and builder is a highly skilled furniture maker and the results show in all the meticulous timber finishes to the home.

Story by: David Renwick

01 Dec, 2017

Renovation

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