Carlisle Street Extension, Adelaide Residential Development, Australia Building Images
Carlisle Street Extension in Adelaide
Architectural Development in Australia – design by Sans-Arc Studio, Architects
20 Nov 2016
Carlisle Street Extension
Architects: Sans-Arc Studio
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Carlisle Street Extension

The Carlisle Street extension is a foray into a new-Australian vernacular. Familiar materials and form are used with a higher-consideration to context and passive design, exploring a vernacular for the modern-day. The extension is restrained and simple; a volume of space that is light-filled and expansive yet private.

What is the conceptual framework of the project – including underlying principles, values, core ideas and/or philosophy"
The brief called for a clean, light-filled extension, primarily encompassing Kitchen, Living, Dining and outdoor areas. The client was inclined toward a Scandinavian aesthetic, but also wanted to embrace context. This was the catalyst for an exploration of a ?modern-vernacular? where the historical style of Adelaide housing was to be interpreted in a modern, considered and environmentally conscious manner. Familiar Australian materials were used with sustainably sourced timber and good material efficiency, the use of steel was minimised and the program looked to simplify the extension down to its basic elements. The result was a single volume of space that is adaptable, flexible and enough for a famil...