Approached by current owners of this previously renovated Californian Bungalow, on a smaller inner suburban block. We were asked to help design an extension for the home to allow for 3 bedrooms, a separate study, a 2nd bathroom, a separate laundry and to create a kitchen that wasn’t located in an open plan family living area. As the previous open plan renovation had created an area where everything happened within the same space, not ideal with two primary school aged children.
After modelling the existing home and several meetings with the family at the house and seeing how they and their children used the space; it became apparent that only a small extension in footprint was necessary to the rear to allow for both formal and informal living spaces. By reinstating the original 4 rooms with central hallway we where able to get the necessary number of bedrooms and a study with a small extension to the west off one of the rooms to create the ensuite and walk in robe. We continued the central hallway through into to exiting open plan area to help divide it up.
Rather than blending the appearance of the extensions with the existing weatherboard clad, gable roofed house the clients where open to the idea of contrasting the extensions with lightweight panel look cladding and flat roof, to be painted in a complementary contrasting colours.