Ideas for modern extension of weatherboard home

5 years ago

Hi there, I’d appreciate any ideas for how we can update and extend our ‘weatherboard’ (hardiplank cladding) house. We are keen to paint to a more neutral colour scheme (thinking grey and white), including re-roofing with colourbond. I’m struggling to visualize how we can integrate an extension on the back which doesn’t necessarily use the same cladding for the exterior, but compliments or tastefully contrasts it at the same time. We like the idea of a modern extension that takes advantage of the north facing aspect and takes in views of our back yard. Most of the living area would be in the new extension (e.g. kitchen, dining, lounge area etc) whilst bedrooms and bathrooms would be situated in the existing house. Does anyone have any good examples of similar weatherboard style houses with a modern extension on the back? Suggestions of materials for external walls etc would be a great help.

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Dr Retro House Calls
5 years ago
last modified: 5 years ago
One of my recent projects was a glass and brick contemporary extension that was built as a separate pavilion and linked with a small glazed link to an existing Victorian weatherboard home. The break between new structure and old structure worked well for different floor levels and roof structure. My clients were thrilled with the result.
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https://www.houzz.com.au/projects/1093664/modern-addition-to-victorian-home

Here is a photo from the glazed link showing the lightwell space between the old weatherboard structure and the new brick structure. A consistant colour scheme ties the two halves together visually.

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If you are at the early stages of thinking about an extension it is too early to try and visualise it. Once you have provided a brief and defined a budget to your designer it is their job to resolve an appropriate design solution, present it to you, and communicate the design intent, with enough drawings so that you can visualise it.

There is no point in trying to visualise expensive glazed white bricks for your extension, when your budget dictates painted, lightweight cladding!

Best of luck,

Dr Retro

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siriuskey
5 years ago
Hi there, My favourite modern affordable extension, is the "livable shed" the following house and extension is in Melbourne by ArchiBlox and is prefabricated, so build time is quick. cheers
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Hello Dear, There are different types of interior designs popular in the present scenario. The traditional designs also attract the people of a lot. These traditional designs are so alluring and are prepared in the styles of the houses or other places of ancient or medieval times. A wonderful woodwork is done in the traditional styles of interiors. On the other hand, a number of modern innovations are also popular. The woodwork is popular in the modern times also. Moreover, sofas, lighting, and several other things are placed in the form of modern patterns. A few days ago, one of my friends had taken the service for his office from HTS Interior Design LLC, who offers an interior solution to meet specific needs from concept design to turnkey Fit Out solution.
oklouise
5 years ago
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consider having the extension built with a matching roof shape with the same steel roofing, smooth wall cladding with batten over joins to give a "fibro" look and timber windows and doors in the extension

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