Escu House in Sydney?s Belrose presents an open, inviting and contemporary architecture that is intelligent yet simple, and confident yet subtle. Through a program of spatial rearrangement and a layering of joinery and finished elements, Bijl Architecture has completely transformed this 1960s light-coloured brick dwelling into a light-filled, highly functional home that is also warm and welcoming.

© Katherine Lu

Architects: Bijl Architecture

Location: Belrose Ct, Bankstown NSW 2200, Australia

Design Team: Melonie Bayl-Smith (Director), Vanessa Tang Lee (Interior Designer)

Area: 697.0 sqm

Photographs: Katherine Lu

Builder: Wilkinstruct
Engineers: Cantilever Consulting Engineers

Gfa (Total House ? Excluding Garage As Is Normal) : 152 sqm

Gfa (Just The Altered Portion Of The House): 85 sqm

© Katherine Lu

From the architect. Escu House in Sydney?s Belrose presents an open, inviting and contemporary architecture that is intelligent yet simple, and confident yet subtle. Through a program of spatial rearrangement and a layering of joinery and finished elements, Bijl Architecture has completely transformed this 1960s light-coloured brick dwelling into a light-filled, highly functional home that is also warm and welcoming.

© Katherine Lu

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