Location
Mosman
Year
2016
The original Federation Queen Anne style house c.1904 unfolds along a direct line of sight from the front door to the view of Middle Harbour and The Heads. The generosity of space of the heritage rooms is mirrored in the new kitchen and dining room, previously constrained by the staircase.
The renovations established a spatial consistency and improved the flow through the house. The steel and timber stair floats, twists and steps in an Escher-like way through three levels connecting attic office to garden and introduces light and play into the core of the home.
The garden levels were reworked and the pool moved to the southern boundary to make the garden and the play pavilion more connected to the house.
The ribbon-like geometry, the unfolding space and the delicacy of the stairwell construction all work to entertain the eye and distract the legs from realizing they are walking up 3 flights.
Team
- Architecture: Joanna Barlow, Michael MacCormick, Carmen Chan,
- Interiors: Janie Christmas, Joanna Barlow, Owners
- Builder: Linden Projects
- Structural Engineers: Waddington Consulting
- Landscape: Melissa Wilson Landscape Architects
- Photography: Brett Boardman
