South Coogee Home Project

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

Alterations & Additions to Interwar Bungalow | Coogee

Site Sloping To The Rear

This is another project that addresses a typical housing problem throughout the eastern suburbs of Sydney east, where the road is elevated above the rear yard. This design was thus driven by a need to create more seamless transitions between the entry & vehicle parking, to the communal spaces & yard below, to the rear of the site.

This project is a major alteration and addition with external makeover, completely transforming the functional relationship of the interior spaces with the rear yard & upper road entry.

Principal Design Features

Facades are highly articulated to create visual interest from the rear yard & street / Main bedroom is positioned at the rear upper level, oriented to the winter sun & distant views / Passive solar design principals are 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 onto the rear yard patio.