Bill's House

Bill's house is a project that is close to one of our directors' hearts, a considered re-imagining of the tired family home which was a classic red brick 1970s piece of Australiana. Not wanting to unsustainably discard the original home, the approach was taken to touch as little of the existing structure as possible and let the design organically grow out of the existing form. This approach was both cost-effective and crucial in creating a unique design that responds to the surrounding feature Angophora and respects the original house. The thermally modified sustainable timber cladding and batten screening are varied in a way that responds to the internal layout providing both privacy and connecting to light and nature where required. Partnered with the hard-wearing barestone cladding, the north-facing facade's external palette takes cues from the surrounding bushland while remaining low maintenance. Builder: Building Establishment Engineering: Northrop Central Coast Steel: One Time Steel Timber Cladding: Abodo Wood Cladding: Barestone by Cemintel Flooring: Plank Flooring Tiles: Di Lorenzo & Stone Italiana External Stone: Gather & Co Photographer: Damien Furey & Luke Butterly