It's all in the detail. A kitchen transformation.
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Comments (14)Hi Dreamer, The beautiful original fireplace was sold to be rehomed - they just don't make them like this anymore so it was important to us to have it recycled. We altered the layout of the plan at the rear of the house. This is where the style transitions into a more contemporary design for the Kitchen, Family room, Master bedroom and Ensuite. Roseville Home...See MoreOLD MEETS NEW QUEENSLANDER TRANSFORMATION - EXTERIOR FACADES
Comments (0)The characteristics of the Queenslander house makes it the most iconic domestic building type constructed as well as being one of the signature's of Australian architecture. The sub-tropical residential architecture of Brisbane is acknowledged as the most original and distinctive of all the Australia cities. Owning an old Queenslander is a challenging task to meet our modern living requirements. Old houses have to be dealt with a sensitive & intelligent skill to adapt to today’s living. Our client owns a 1920’s Queenslander on a hill at Brisbane’s bayside. The land size is a standard double lot at 810sq.m, facing West. The original house was one level house with two bedrooms, one bathroom, T-shape living room and kitchen. The lower section of the house was semi enclosed for laundry and storage. Around 1930 the previous owner enlarged the house foot print by enclosing the south side verandah and building a new full length north side verandah. This alteration had created an odd room in the middle of the house which also acted as the passage to the north side new verandah. The house was tired, rundown and overall foot print of the house is not sufficient for the couple for living and home office. Our client decided to reconfigure the interior layout, and to open up the back of the house. How did we restore the original house facade? (*Note that it was important for the client to restore & correctly detail the front facade as the house is in a character streetscape recognised by the council) *Restoration of the front facade involved the removal of all casement windows and awnings for complete stripping and painting & reinstating. *Ugly plastic drainpipes and guttering were replaced with new charcoal colorbond gutters and pipes. Attention to detail involved the relocation of down pipes to be set back from the front facade to ensure the clean look of the entrance. *Verandah bat wing doors were installed at the top of the stair to emphasise the entrance and provide security. *Removal of 1970’s external window screens to unveil all windows to their original beauty of the house *Replacement of the rusted TL-5 square rib old profile roof with the new S-Rib corrugated roof *Repaint the entire house in a clean cut monotone colour scheme. FRONT FACADE: BEFORE AFTER: BACK FACADE: BEFORE DURING CONSTRUCTION framework of the addition section AFTER SIDE FACADE BEFORE DURING CONSTRUCTION The framework of the addition section at the far end of this photo AFTER How did we plan the addition at the back yard seamless joining the original section -Why we created the seamless new open plan extension? The existing old house had no connection or view to the large back garden. The sea breezes were blocked with fixed glazing & one single door led to a low roofed deck. -Why we did not raise the house to double storey on the original foot print? The site is on a double sloping low hill which would have required extensive excavation, retaining walls & drainage. Compromised excavated outside zones leading from the side elevations would have created poorly naturally lit rooms along with inefficient air flow. This house does not require air conditioning. The double storey would have required repeat height new internal and back deck staircases. -Why we did not clear and bulldoze the back yard for new landscaping? After a 50 year old feature tree fell over, the back yard was planted with native indigenous SE Queensland trees 10 years ago. This has now formed a back drop of native greenery which is now being enhanced with further planting to create the best coastal eco-system. A double front colorbond shed was recycled & is now repositioned in a happy neighbours backyard. We will share the interior part in next post. Keep watching. www.8designlab.com.au...See More"90s to Now" Kitchen & Bathroom Transformation
Comments (14)It still seems like every single 'transformation' has the before pictures taken on a dark day with the lights off , and stuff spread everywhere , and the after with lots of white and 20 lights turned on -- newsflash -- it will look lighter and airier ! It looks like quite an 'intelligent' upgrade , utilising the existing doors and mouldings and things , with modern cabinets and fittings and the like ( the entry is too white IMO , and in fact they could all use a bit of colour highlights IMO ) but keep it honest , and shoot the 'after' photos under the same conditions as the 'before' . . . . . . . ....See MoreA sleek kitchen transformation
Comments (4)thanks for feedback dreamer and K s. Just by way of comment, the clients specifically made me design their kitchen in a way that would enable them to keep the optics as clutter free as possible, ie maximum of storage, but not just that: they knew pretty much what size each of their drawers and cupboards would need to be, where each large item will be stored etc and they were the most detail oriented clients i ever had. so they ended up with a space that allows them to keep their clutter to a minimum. yes, of course, the photo shoot was art directed (goes without saying), but we have achieved an outcome that has resulted in a clean look kitchen in everyday usage too. i would say that if you, as the client, has a strong idea of what you need from your new space and you can give that feedback to your designer every step of the way, you should be able to achieve a substantially improved outcome (and not just for the photo shoot :-) )...See MoreKitchen Trends
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