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MINDARIBBA
MINDARIBBA
Sydney, Australia
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MINDARIBBA
Sydney, Australia
Mindaribba is one of the earlier houses of Sydney’s Upper North Shore. It was built in 1896 in the late Victorian Queen Anne style to serve as the retirement home for John Seale and his family, who came from the Hunter Valley seeking a higher climate for his wife Maria’s health. This house is unusual in that we found a wealth of information available on its history and the families who lived in it. The discoveries of this research formed the basis of what would be done to the house.
The title boundary between Mindaribba and its western neighbour had undergone alterations in the past. The project oversaw moving the shared boundary again, so as to improve the curtilage of both houses. This boundary work led to the construction of a new fence between the street and two neighbours. It also changed the locations of the driveway and front gate. Many parts of the garden were remodelled and planted out again, all within and respecting the mature Victorian structure. A new colour scheme was applied to the outside of the house, a task which was approached as an adaptation, rather than a replication of the original. Inside the home, changes necessary for family life were made to areas where odd additions and alterations had been made. An oversized bathroom was remodelled to include a dressing room. We added kitchen cupboards to accompany the pantry, a new glazed verandah as a family room, and a new back doorway.
The property is better equipped to function as a family household, whilst still remaining within its original plan.
The project demonstrates a high regard for the house’s history, whilst also bringing it an overall greater harmony. Beecroft’s ‘nineteenth century villa’ Mindaribba was the winner in two separate categories of the Hornsby Heritage Award in 2011; for both its sympathy in rebuilding additions, and its restoration.
The title boundary between Mindaribba and its western neighbour had undergone alterations in the past. The project oversaw moving the shared boundary again, so as to improve the curtilage of both houses. This boundary work led to the construction of a new fence between the street and two neighbours. It also changed the locations of the driveway and front gate. Many parts of the garden were remodelled and planted out again, all within and respecting the mature Victorian structure. A new colour scheme was applied to the outside of the house, a task which was approached as an adaptation, rather than a replication of the original. Inside the home, changes necessary for family life were made to areas where odd additions and alterations had been made. An oversized bathroom was remodelled to include a dressing room. We added kitchen cupboards to accompany the pantry, a new glazed verandah as a family room, and a new back doorway.
The property is better equipped to function as a family household, whilst still remaining within its original plan.
The project demonstrates a high regard for the house’s history, whilst also bringing it an overall greater harmony. Beecroft’s ‘nineteenth century villa’ Mindaribba was the winner in two separate categories of the Hornsby Heritage Award in 2011; for both its sympathy in rebuilding additions, and its restoration.
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