Terrace Renovation and Attic Conversion - Paddington
CLIENT BRIEF
Hazel and Rob had a Paddington Terrace that had the usual situation for Sydney, a nice facade and nice front double rooms but dark back areas. The kitchen and bathroom were dark and outdated and they were dysfunctional in their layout. The house also had an unused roof space that would suit an attic conversion perfectly. They wanted a nice study facing the back yard, a new kitchen, bathroom, powder room and an attic with an ensuite for visitors to stay. The house is in a heritage conservation area so the rules are very strict and the roofline could not be changed.
DESIGN SOLUTION
Attic Conversion - The biggest change was the attic conversion from a roof space to a lovely guest room with an ensuite. It was a complex three dimensional spatial exercise. To achieve this without changing the roof profile we lowered the rear bedroom ceiling below a bit, and therefore the new attic floor, creating head height in the new attic. We then put in a traditional dormer window facing the back yard. We worked carefully with the three dimensional space available to put in an ensuite, carefully tucked the new staircase between the two rooms below and put a closable door at the bottom of the stairs making the room a ‘proper’ bedroom with privacy.
New kitchen - We combined the two small dark rooms that made up the kitchen and dining space into one lovely open kitchen which has a built-in bench seating area. We designed a lot of beautiful joinery to unify the two spaces and we also disguised a new laundry in the space as well. A new bifold window was added at the side and heritage materials and fittings such as tumbled marble floor tiles were used to give the space warmth and character.
New bathroom - We combined the separate small bathroom and toilet into one large we planned bathroom with a bath at one end and a shower at the other end. Traditional carrara was used for the tiles and vanity benchtop and gold taps and claw foot bath topped off the heritage look.
Study - The rear bedroom was converted to a study with bifold doors to the rear deck. We designed a built-in office in a cupboard with state of the art technology wired into it for remote work.
We also did a general cosmetic upgrade of the house including tasteful paint colours and new traditional slate roof tiles.
THE TEAM
As usual we couldn't have done it without the collaboration with the entire highly skilled team and the clients. This includes:
Principal Architect - Danny Broe
Project Architect - Elodie Martin
Interior Designer - Alice Pamment
Builder - Cumberland Building www.Cumberlandbuilding.com.au
Structural Engineer - Hyten Engineering - 0413 863 363
Joiner - Goode by Design
Phtographer: Quincy Productions
Existing House Type: Two Storey Victorian Terrace
Location: Paddington, Sydney
Hazel and Rob had a Paddington Terrace that had the usual situation for Sydney, a nice facade and nice front double rooms but dark back areas. The kitchen and bathroom were dark and outdated and they were dysfunctional in their layout. The house also had an unused roof space that would suit an attic conversion perfectly. They wanted a nice study facing the back yard, a new kitchen, bathroom, powder room and an attic with an ensuite for visitors to stay. The house is in a heritage conservation area so the rules are very strict and the roofline could not be changed.
DESIGN SOLUTION
Attic Conversion - The biggest change was the attic conversion from a roof space to a lovely guest room with an ensuite. It was a complex three dimensional spatial exercise. To achieve this without changing the roof profile we lowered the rear bedroom ceiling below a bit, and therefore the new attic floor, creating head height in the new attic. We then put in a traditional dormer window facing the back yard. We worked carefully with the three dimensional space available to put in an ensuite, carefully tucked the new staircase between the two rooms below and put a closable door at the bottom of the stairs making the room a ‘proper’ bedroom with privacy.
New kitchen - We combined the two small dark rooms that made up the kitchen and dining space into one lovely open kitchen which has a built-in bench seating area. We designed a lot of beautiful joinery to unify the two spaces and we also disguised a new laundry in the space as well. A new bifold window was added at the side and heritage materials and fittings such as tumbled marble floor tiles were used to give the space warmth and character.
New bathroom - We combined the separate small bathroom and toilet into one large we planned bathroom with a bath at one end and a shower at the other end. Traditional carrara was used for the tiles and vanity benchtop and gold taps and claw foot bath topped off the heritage look.
Study - The rear bedroom was converted to a study with bifold doors to the rear deck. We designed a built-in office in a cupboard with state of the art technology wired into it for remote work.
We also did a general cosmetic upgrade of the house including tasteful paint colours and new traditional slate roof tiles.
THE TEAM
As usual we couldn't have done it without the collaboration with the entire highly skilled team and the clients. This includes:
Principal Architect - Danny Broe
Project Architect - Elodie Martin
Interior Designer - Alice Pamment
Builder - Cumberland Building www.Cumberlandbuilding.com.au
Structural Engineer - Hyten Engineering - 0413 863 363
Joiner - Goode by Design
Phtographer: Quincy Productions
Existing House Type: Two Storey Victorian Terrace
Location: Paddington, Sydney
Project Year: 2017
Project Cost: $200,001 AUD - $500,000 AUD
Country: Australia
Postcode: 2021
