The Artisan's Cottage
By De Moyer Architecture
Adding a storey to an existing cottage is - one would think - in principle a simple exercise. The room program is essentially provided in the client’s brief and once the space for the new stairway has been found it all falls into place.
Consideration has been given to the various building controls such as setbacks, height limit and fire separation, which have resulted in the moderately sized area that is a possible floor plate. The next layer of restrictions comes in the shape of debatable heritage conservation guidelines. And the neighbours of course would have their say too.
Reaching a development approval that is a compromise, it is then a matter of building the addition in situ, with existing structure and services in place.
Complete the build in one of the wettest winters on record and the simple first floor expansion is worthy of being called an Artisan’s Cottage.
Photography: Martin Mischkulnig
Professionals used in
The Artisan's Cottage
More projects from
De Moyer Architecture
About the
Professional
At De Moyer Architecture, we work on a variety of different building types, mostly single dwelling residential houses. These are often homes, but also holiday houses, weekenders or investment properties. The house styles vary as much as our clients do, however where suitable we prefer a contemporary, modern aesthetic and an approach that eschews trends and will stand the test of time. Many projects have been alterations, additions, new builds and some adaptations.
A growing number of our projects are situated in heritage conservation areas, which adds another layer of complexity to building controls and design options. Most of our work is within Sydney’s East and we know the surrounding Councils well, but we are always open to interesting projects and have ventured well beyond the city limits.
Our preference is always to provide a full service from Concept Design to the finished Build, but we can provide individual and tailored services as required. The projects featured are a cross-section of past, current and future work we are involved with.
- ArchiPro Member since2021
- Associations
- Follow
- Locations
- More information