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A Scandinavian Touch.

ArchiPro Project Summary - A revitalized 1930s fishing cottage in Como, transformed into a unique 'Treehouse' with exposed timber features, an open kitchen and dining area, and breathtaking treetop views, all while ensuring structural integrity on a challenging hillside.

Title:: A Scandinavian Touch – Como
Builder:: MattBuild Group
Category:: Residential/; Renovations and Extensions
Photographers:: Matt Build Group

A house that was one of the original fishing cottages in Como and built in the 1930s. With exposed timber floors, ceilings and windows, combined with a large open kitchen and dining room that flows into the loungeroom offering an entrance to the perfectly placed verandah and the view it has to offer.

To reconstruct the house using materials to give it a raw effect, positioned well on the top of the hill with a view that looks over the treetops.

This house was on its last legs. Literally! Basically start from the bottom and work your way up.

With the majority of its existing piers and foundations needing to be rectified we had a lot to do to get it back to a solid structure for the floor frame.

Once this was achieved with an outstanding effort considering the steep incline, with the internal design and finishing’s being unique. Nestled in high up on the hill earned it the nickname “The Treehouse”.

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It's all in the detail

There is a Scandinavian feel with exposed laminated plywood rafters combined with plywood ceilings, plywood floors, raw fibre cement wall sheets and a featured round galvanized steel post. All these play host to the kitchen and dining area which has copious amounts of natural light shining through the well positioned skylights and large western red cedar windows and doors.

Key Features

Scyon Linea Cladding
Plywood floors
Exposed laminated ply rafters
Plywood ceiling between rafters
Western red cedar windows and doors
Architectural pendant lights

WHAT THE CLIENT SAID

“MATTBUILD faced many challenges with our house being on a steep block – nothing seemed to faze them. The quality of work was excellent and their communication during the build was great. We would highly recommend MATTBUILD for all types of building projects.”

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mattbuildgroup.com.au

MattBuild Group. Based in the Sutherland Shire and operating in all Sydney regions, we are a team of respected builders and carpenters who are highly regarded for our quality service in an efficient and timely manner. Our business is built on honesty, trust and professionalism.Our promise is not only to turn your vision into a reality but to inform, educate and involve you pre, during and post–build.