Our mission was to reinstate the old home's glory through highlighting it's simplistic characteristics and its overall form. We stripped it right back to a neutral state. The height of the rear addition had the potential to dwarf the original heritage home, so, sympathetically, we mimicked the roof angle, but didn't hide it. Nothing about the addition is 'trying to hide' anything. The old building transitions smoothly to the new, visually and emotionally, both internally and externally - the old floorboards transition to a new polished concrete slab, the old weatherboards transition to a perforated brick wall (outlining the central Zen garden) and then again to a solid brick wall. The addition, which can
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Architects: Rara Architecture

Location: Clifton Hill VIC 3068, Australia

Architect In Charge: Wesley Spencer

Area: 208.0 sqm

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Christopher Alexander , Alison McWhirter Photography

Structural Engineer : John Kyrgios Building Surveyor ? AABP

Land Survey : Brian Watson Energy Rating ? BEAC

Soil Report : Indepth Geotech Builder ?Precision Building Solutions Styling ? Mila Jarvis

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From the architect. Our mission was to reinstate the old home's glory through highlighting it's simpl...