LASHINGS OF STYLE

This exciting project artfully introduces contrast and design flair to create a remarkable family home

- WORDS CARROL BAKER PHOTOGRAPHY TATJANA PLITT

This home balances timeless charm with modern allure. The old and the new merge together in harmony, with continuity and profound respect for the heritage context of the original home. The existing dwelling was made up of a late-Victorian-period single-fronted cottage, and to the rear, circa 1980 renovations were added. The design brief was to create a single-storey addition to the home.

The block the home sat on presented a unique design opportunity that Aydan Doherty from Design By AD was eager to explore. “It was a little different to your typical single-fronted; it was just under a double-block size in width and we had opportunity to punch an extension out to the side,” he says.

The project would retain some of the existing dwelling, the front facade, two bedrooms and a hallway. The new extension would comprise a master bedroom with WIR/ensuite, bathroom, laundry, kitchen, dining, lounge and children’s bedrooms with builtin robes and desks.