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Mosman Minka.

ArchiPro Project Summary - A harmonious blend of traditional and Japanese design elements, Mosman Minka features a striking zinc canopy and a thoughtful layout that balances tranquility with playful family moments, all while respecting the coastal suburb's architectural heritage.

Title:: Mosman Minka
Architect:: Downie North
Category:: Residential/; Renovations and Extensions

Situated in coastal suburban Sydney, Mosman Minka respects the area’s conservative built heritage, but subverts its traditions by embracing Japanese sensibilities. Retaining the original frontage, the rear spaces are enveloped by an oversized zinc canopy, whose vaulted forms lend spaciousness to an otherwise highly efficient footprint. With a focus on place making, proportions, materiality and detailing draw from the family’s collective memories. The design embraces family life’s dichotomies: it is at once calm and restful (an important counterpoint to hectic family life), whilst equally playful and punctuated by numerous moments of delight.

Photography: Clinton Weaver

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Downie North. We design houses to be inviting, nurturing places for shared memories and heightening the every day. We are believers in less but better. We seek to create sustainable architecture that will endure and be loved well into the future.