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The alterations and additions to this federation
style cottage are an exploration of contrast
and association. Within a modest home the
architects have combined a clear spatial
diagram with a dialogue of texture and colour
to distinguish, enrich and unify the old and
new elements of the house. Starting with a
coded play of black and white elements, this
delight in contrast extends to the elemental
composition of rustic and refined elements in
the new work to the rear of the house.
The key gesture that extends and unifies
the new open plan space at the rear is a
sophisticated play of spatial and material
associations between the side lightwell and a
new recycled brick wall revealed in the living
room joinery. This textural relationship draws
a previously uninhabited area into the house,
extending the living space and enlivening the
interior by reclaiming the light and air of the
side passageway.
Photo:Brett Boardman
RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE - HOUSES (ALTERATIONS & ADDITIONS)
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Llewellyn House
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This inner city warehouse has been
sympathetically expanded and transformed
into a family home. The deliberately
monochromatic and restrained approach by
MCK is evident in the remodelling of the street
elevation. An elegantly composed glass plank
screen sits above and behind the warehouse
façade, complementing and animating the
unadorned heritage façade below. The strip
of openable windows set within the obscure
glass planks and the varying qualities of light
created by this screen enriches the experience
of the building both for the occupants and
people passing by.
Sophisticated manipulation of light throughout
the building is what elevates this warehouse
conversation from its peers. The filtering of
light and the cleverness with which internal
and external glimpses are framed into
views make vast interior spaces a delight to
occupy. The meticulous detailing has made
the complexity of inserting a residence into
internalised industrial warehouse
seem effortless.
Photo:Richard Glover
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MCK Architects
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