North Coogee Home Design Project

Architects in Coogee are challenged by this kind of site where the site slopes to the rear.

Alterations & Additions to Interwar Bungalow

Sydney Coastal Retreat | North Coogee

Site Sloping To the rear

This project involved the addition of a new two-storey void rear extension in order to create a better inter-functional connection between the existing elevated ground floor & the rear yard. The new two-storey void unites the existing upper original house floor level with the lower yard. A new bedroom, two new bathrooms, a new open plan kitchen, dining & living area were added.

Principal Design Features

Passive solar design principals were employed to exclude summer sun & allow winter sun to enter deep within the lower floor plate / Warmth of direct sun is stored within the thermal mass of the ground floor slab & masonry base side walls that conditions the inside air temperature in winter / Wide span glass doors meet the demands of contemporary Australian lifestyle by providing greater inter-functional connection between inside & out.

The materials of beach are used in the design with warm white walls & ceiling providing a backdrop to a warm grey polished concrete floor meeting external stained timber decking. The the kitchen ceiling is lined with grooved boards creating a more crafted look.

A narrow awning provides protection of the door openings in inclement weather & casts a shadow on the glass to reduce heat loads of the morning sun.

Broad span functional connection connects inside and out. A hierarchy of cladding material forms strata which corresponds to the levels of the interior and original remaining bungalow structure.

The new kitchen is nestled under the new upper Communal bedroom, with home office hidden neatly behind. spaces

A base wall in sandstone at the bottom of the two storey inner wall, reinforces the strata between living function & the void over while introducing a new beach material.

Grooved living boards are included to further articulate the expanse of the outer upper wall linings where the mid grey colour provide a graduation of colour from the upper wall to the lower black aluminium window sets.

Good solar design includes awnings which exclude summer sun & allows winter sun to enter deep within to heat the lower concrete floor.