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Fords Rd.

ArchiPro Project Summary - Contemporary granny flat and rumpus room designed to cantilever over a sloping site, featuring a striking black exterior and hardwood accents, completed in 2023.

Title:: Fords Rd
Building Designer:: Alex Urena Design Studio
Category:: Residential/; New Builds
Region:: Thirroul, New South Wales, AU
Completed:: 2023
Price range:: $0.25m - $0.5m
Building style:: Contemporary
Photographers:: Shaw Photography

Large trees around a sloping site presented a unique opportunity to design a granny flat and rumpus room cantilevering onto the trees’ canopy. The building was approached as a thin long black rectangle facing the vegetation and split by one third of its length to create a middle patio, acting not just as an access point towards both granny flat on the right, and rumpus on the left, but also towards the original house at the back. Hardwood screens and trims around openings provide contrast against the black cladding, and combined enhances the vast vegetation around it.

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Alex Urena Design Studio. Alex Urena Design Studio is a Bulli (Illawarra) based Building Design Practice specialized primarily in custom designed and quality residential projects.Director and lead designer, Alex Urena is originally from Peru, where he worked as an Architect between 2003 & 2010 in a range of residential and commercial projects. After relocating to Australia in 2010, and achieving Accreditation as a Building Designer in 2013, the business was relaunched as Alex Urena Design Studio in Bulli, Illawarra region. Our Studio offers personal attention to our client's lifestyle and needs as part of the design process in order to produce a unique custom residence for each family and context. With great attention to detail, our projects will provide a balance between the land and its surrounding with style and functionality.