Our renovation gently opens up the separate rooms typical of a 1920s bungalow. A light touch was employed - we didn’t want to disrupt the home’s character. We simply removed one wall between 2 small rooms - kitchen and dining, which in a heartbeat made family living communal and warm. A new kitchen with a small dining table went to the back of the room and casual living towards the front. We widened the external doors which now open out onto a new terraced deck with a larger dining space, hot tub and a beautifully lush garden. The verandah is now very much part of the house - dinner parties happen, kids use the change in floor level as a stage, neighbours are welcome. The good lounge, still street facing, is by way of contrast, doing its job even better than before. It is formal, a place to retire to, to put the noise canceling headphones on and retreat.

Scope of service; Full interior architecture

A project in collaboration with Fraser Horton.