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North Sydney, Australia
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Tansu House
North Sydney, Australia
Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2025
SIZE
1000 sqft - 3000 sqft
Tansu House glows softly with mellow sunlight, its big picture windows filled with palm fronds, frangipani and treescape. Cleverly screened from an imposing neighbor using translucent lattice, this modern family refuge reposes in light and privacy. Smart sustainable design keeps it warm in winter.
Redesigned by CplusC Architects + Builders, this 80-year-old home in Sydney’s lower North Shore is now perfect for the people who live there – a lively family of four that loves to host gatherings. Wowed from the moment they walked in, the client says: “Even now it’s a ‘pinch me’ moment, realising that this is our home.”
To bring sunlight into the home’s dark, cold interiors, CplusC Principal Architect Clinton Cole proposed an L-shaped plan that dissolves the barriers between kitchen, living areas, barbecue, garden and pool.
Cole says: “With a three-storey neighbour looming over the site, we had to provide garden access and bring in light without turning the home into a goldfish bowl. So, we used a simple hipped roof to split the living space into two connected spaces: one internal, the other external and defined by translucent screening.”
Twin living spaces
Entering via the original hallway, you’re drawn toward the bright, spacious heart of the home on the lower level. There, the lofty indoor-outdoor living space opens above your head. Bisected by the hipped roof, it’s lined by large windows welcoming leafy views of mature trees.
The inside half of the living space, with its open galley kitchen, glows with the soft tones of timber ceilings and shelving. A window seat projects into the garden. Through a timber sliding door is the outdoor half, an airy latticed room giving onto the back yard pool and barbecue.
Private by design
Bathed in light, the outdoor room is delightfully private. The lattice provides a privacy screen, allowing sunlight and appropriate shade. Commonly used in civil and marine projects, this durable utilitarian material is easy to install with a pleasing contemporary look. Even with the neighbouring property overlooking it, the terrace feels private and secluded.
Heritage harmony
While updated for contemporary living, much of the original home was conserved and restored to reduce waste and preserve continuity. By using a hipped roof, the home’s profile aligns with other heritage-listed properties in the area, helping to retain the feel of heritage streetscape. To avoid the heavier aesthetic of ridge beams, expressed steel ridge plates connect the rafters to create the lofty timber ceiling.
Energy-efficient design
The renovated home is more comfortable year-round thanks to sustainable energy-efficient design that reduces the need for heating and cooling. Passive solar approaches optimise natural light, cross ventilation, insulation and thermal mass. Burnished concrete floors also promote thermal efficiency, with temperatures boosted in living spaces by energy-efficient hydronic underfloor heating. With timber providing 40 percent better thermal performance than aluminium, timber door and window frames are used throughout. The home also features a 5-kW photovoltaic system and integrated rainwater tanks.
The home was built by Grater Constructions.
Redesigned by CplusC Architects + Builders, this 80-year-old home in Sydney’s lower North Shore is now perfect for the people who live there – a lively family of four that loves to host gatherings. Wowed from the moment they walked in, the client says: “Even now it’s a ‘pinch me’ moment, realising that this is our home.”
To bring sunlight into the home’s dark, cold interiors, CplusC Principal Architect Clinton Cole proposed an L-shaped plan that dissolves the barriers between kitchen, living areas, barbecue, garden and pool.
Cole says: “With a three-storey neighbour looming over the site, we had to provide garden access and bring in light without turning the home into a goldfish bowl. So, we used a simple hipped roof to split the living space into two connected spaces: one internal, the other external and defined by translucent screening.”
Twin living spaces
Entering via the original hallway, you’re drawn toward the bright, spacious heart of the home on the lower level. There, the lofty indoor-outdoor living space opens above your head. Bisected by the hipped roof, it’s lined by large windows welcoming leafy views of mature trees.
The inside half of the living space, with its open galley kitchen, glows with the soft tones of timber ceilings and shelving. A window seat projects into the garden. Through a timber sliding door is the outdoor half, an airy latticed room giving onto the back yard pool and barbecue.
Private by design
Bathed in light, the outdoor room is delightfully private. The lattice provides a privacy screen, allowing sunlight and appropriate shade. Commonly used in civil and marine projects, this durable utilitarian material is easy to install with a pleasing contemporary look. Even with the neighbouring property overlooking it, the terrace feels private and secluded.
Heritage harmony
While updated for contemporary living, much of the original home was conserved and restored to reduce waste and preserve continuity. By using a hipped roof, the home’s profile aligns with other heritage-listed properties in the area, helping to retain the feel of heritage streetscape. To avoid the heavier aesthetic of ridge beams, expressed steel ridge plates connect the rafters to create the lofty timber ceiling.
Energy-efficient design
The renovated home is more comfortable year-round thanks to sustainable energy-efficient design that reduces the need for heating and cooling. Passive solar approaches optimise natural light, cross ventilation, insulation and thermal mass. Burnished concrete floors also promote thermal efficiency, with temperatures boosted in living spaces by energy-efficient hydronic underfloor heating. With timber providing 40 percent better thermal performance than aluminium, timber door and window frames are used throughout. The home also features a 5-kW photovoltaic system and integrated rainwater tanks.
The home was built by Grater Constructions.
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