House in the Garden
2020 Cammerai Country / Artarmon, NSW
Client’s treasured garden hero of the design.
Designed for our garden-loving client in Artarmon, on Sydney’s North Shore “House in the garden” is an addition to the rear of a modest, interwar bungalow set within a beautiful established garden. Our client’s brief for a “bedroom in the trees” informed our approach to the dwelling, maintaining the character of the original but opening up opportunities for light and views throughout.
A Home Shaped Around a Treasured Garden
Respecting history while placing the client’s garden at the heart of the home.
The house is located in a heritage conservation area and contemporary work was not permitted to be visible from the street. Our response was to maintain the original gable roof form and work within the limitations imposed to make our client’s treasured garden the hero of the design.
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“A central void and skylight ventilates and draws light into the deepest part of the plan allowing connection between the main bedroom suite of the upper floor and the living and kitchen areas below. ”
The garden and surrounding tree canopies are continually re-framed and visually accessible from each space.
Even the shower, though set back under the gable, still enjoys a framed view of the sculptural Gordonia tree trunk in the backyard, via a second double height void over the finely crafted steel and timber stair.
Thanks to the garden this house feels comfortably rooted in place, a peaceful sanctuary from the bustle of Sydney.
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| Project info | Details |
|---|---|
| Team | Sam Crawford, Jarad Grice, Ken Warr, Aine Dowling |
| Builder | Newmark Constructions |
| Consultants | Structural Engineer – Studio Structure Hydraulic Engineer – ITM Design PCA – Peter J Boyce & Associates Quantity Surveyor – QS Plus Joinery – Square Peg |
| Council | Willoughby City Council |
| Photographer | Tom Ferguson |
| Published | House & Garden, July 2020 |
| Completion | 2020 |
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