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Hawthorn House
Hawthorn House
Hawthorn, Australia
Project Featured on Aug 15, 2015
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Hawthorn House
Hawthorn, Australia
Project Featured on Aug 15, 2015
Firm
Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2015
SIZE
3000 sqft - 5000 sqft
BUDGET
$500K - 1M
Concept
The core concept of this project is to let the light in. The original home was dark, contained, a series of separated spaces with little visual or actual connectivity to each other or to the great outdoors. The house needed to be seen, to be opened up, to be connected with the garden, allowing a large family to move freely in and out of it.
A series of small interventions allow the Heritage Listed house to retain its integrity but connect it to the garden, connect the spaces within the house, and connect the house to climate. The creation of new openings, replacing solid openings with glass, forming new pathways through and outside the house, combines to allow every space to be used.
A palette of black and white connects the old with the new, emphasising light and shade. Contrasting matt and shiny materials like timber and galvanised steel add to this affect.
Modern amenities to slip in and around the original home, so that the house is without compromise.
Materials
Materials are raw (galvanised steel exposed structure, polished concrete, or steel painted with black anthracite as used on industrial structures) and tactile. The stone paving of the basement, where the servant bells remain in place, opens onto the new polished concrete slab. Skylights wash light down the bluestone wall, emphasising its texture.
Collaboration
The success of the project stems from a very strong collaboration between the client, builder and architect. Great communication ensured that two end goals, one of a happy client with a fulfilled brief, and the other of a great design outcome, were not mutually exclusive. We feel privileged to have been part of such a great team.
The core concept of this project is to let the light in. The original home was dark, contained, a series of separated spaces with little visual or actual connectivity to each other or to the great outdoors. The house needed to be seen, to be opened up, to be connected with the garden, allowing a large family to move freely in and out of it.
A series of small interventions allow the Heritage Listed house to retain its integrity but connect it to the garden, connect the spaces within the house, and connect the house to climate. The creation of new openings, replacing solid openings with glass, forming new pathways through and outside the house, combines to allow every space to be used.
A palette of black and white connects the old with the new, emphasising light and shade. Contrasting matt and shiny materials like timber and galvanised steel add to this affect.
Modern amenities to slip in and around the original home, so that the house is without compromise.
Materials
Materials are raw (galvanised steel exposed structure, polished concrete, or steel painted with black anthracite as used on industrial structures) and tactile. The stone paving of the basement, where the servant bells remain in place, opens onto the new polished concrete slab. Skylights wash light down the bluestone wall, emphasising its texture.
Collaboration
The success of the project stems from a very strong collaboration between the client, builder and architect. Great communication ensured that two end goals, one of a happy client with a fulfilled brief, and the other of a great design outcome, were not mutually exclusive. We feel privileged to have been part of such a great team.
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