Home design-wise how did we survive the 1930s? This renovation rethinks the past

This liberating home renovation leaves historic tight spaces behind – with the small bathroom and kitchen removed and the replacement new entertainment spaces flowing out to an expansive rear wrap-around deck

Small kitchen gone – replaced by an expansive

With options! This transformative renovation by Michael Cooper

Where once stood a small bathroom there is

The outdoor room is protected by the roof

Character ceiling beams were introduced in the open-plan

The well-appointed scullery looks out to the kitchen

Three birdcage-like pendants are centred over the new

The living area opens to the outdoors on

A built-in book case adds further character to

Classic fenestrations were retained in the bedrooms.

The lounge, accessed by a sliding pocket door

The new laundry, accessed off the hall, sits

Designed by Michael Cooper, Michael Cooper Architects

From the architect:

Positioned in the heart of Point Chevalier this petite 1930s family bungalow needed remodelling for an expanding family.

The design was to be a sympathetic addition and remodel to the classic bungalow.

Modern living was embraced while remembering the original character of the house; with the spacious section there was room to extend out the back while keeping a large back yard for the family.

The brief was to reconfigure the existing layout and create a new open plan kitchen/dining/living with direct access to outdoors.

Spread over one level the bedrooms and bathrooms are located at the front of the house and as the hallway continues to the rear it opens up to the living, kitchen and dining.

The new space opens up to a French country styled kitchen with an adjacent lounge containing an extensive book shelf with exposed rafters overhead and large sliding timber doors, which open up to large deck that wraps around the house and stairs that continue down to the back yard.