The project brief for the Hunters Hill House required the renovation of an existing heritage listed sandstone cottage to include substantial additions, in order to create a contemporary, light filled and generous family home. The new building includes a lightweight living zone with a tapering zinc clad roof, that rests above a solid masonry base that houses the sleeping areas. The form of this solid base draws its cue from the existing heavy sandstone structure and acts as an interface between the cottage and the garden at the lower part of the site.