Longueville House, New South Wales Home and Swimming Pool, NSW Residential Property, Australian Architecture
Longueville House in Sydney, NSW
21 Jun 2021
Longueville House, New South Wales
Design: Vanessa Wegner Architect
Location: Longueville, New South Wales, Australia

The Longueville House is a renovation of a Californian bungalow in the leafy Sydney suburb of Longueville.

The envelope of the original house was maintained and restored at the front with the new work concealed from the street frontage at the rear and side. The new bedroom and living areas gradually reveal themselves as one enters and moves through the house.

The concept of the verandah is taken from the front and celebrated at the rear to connect the new areas to the garden and the view over the valley and to provide a shady outdoor living space. The brick and timber detailing of the original is expressed in a new form at the rear pairing well with the detail and solidity of the original bungalow.
The site had a significant cross fall that allowed us to integrate the new living areas on two levels yet with the appearance and feeling of a one storey dwelling – which was part of the clients brief.

The site faces South at the rear so the new kitchen roof was tipped up to receive North Western light which is does in abundance while the more solid west facing living room has carefully proportioned openings with timber screens for the Western sun. The clients are thrilled with the house and sai...