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The Tudor House
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ENGLISH TUDOR HOME EXPANDS WITH A CONTEMPORARY ADDITION
Presented with the challenge of an extension for a heritage overlay English Tudor home, modernist FGR Architects applied an ‘umbilical cord’ like glass passageway to connect old to new and designed a U shaped addition, allowing for sunlight penetration from all angles with view points to the swimming pool and garden.
Needed to accommodate two adults and five teenagers with a separation of space the extension design became a two-wing approach, the west wing housing the kids and east wing becoming the adult’s retreat with the two buildings linked by the glass walkway.
Embracing the existing form of the Tudor house and enjoying its perched placement, Director, Feras Raffoul developed his vision for the extension with sensitivity to how the addition would connect and with consideration to minimal demolition.
“We deliberately did not want the new extension to overpower the Tudor home, instead to allow for a celebration of the richness of the existing building.
“Through designing the addition with a minimal material palette of glass, render and black powder coat- the glass providing a see-through element with an abrupt but gentle connection - it remained humble without being boring. While in rendering the bay window of the existing house with the same material as the new wing a dialogue between the two buildings is created,” Raffoul said.
A principal design challenge that presented was how to insert an extension and provide the services and use required by the brief while remaining respectful of the existing building and disguising the new addition from street view behind the Tudor home.
“The site was challenged by solar behaviour and trying to achieve this extension of 300sqm to hide behind the existing building while providing solar benefits to all facets. A solution was found in designing a U shape for the new building, embracing the sun and allowing light penetration from all angles.
The extension houses living, kitchen and entertainment spaces opening to the backyard with undercover alfresco and vista to all ground floor areas from the living space, with parents’ retreat on first floor overlooking the swimming pool. The existing house has become the children’s living and sleeping quarters with the glass walkway linking the two.
“We deliberately did not want the new home fully attached to the existing home, instead developing a design allowing occupants to sense the change,” Raffoul said.
www.fgrarchitects.com.au
Presented with the challenge of an extension for a heritage overlay English Tudor home, modernist FGR Architects applied an ‘umbilical cord’ like glass passageway to connect old to new and designed a U shaped addition, allowing for sunlight penetration from all angles with view points to the swimming pool and garden.
Needed to accommodate two adults and five teenagers with a separation of space the extension design became a two-wing approach, the west wing housing the kids and east wing becoming the adult’s retreat with the two buildings linked by the glass walkway.
Embracing the existing form of the Tudor house and enjoying its perched placement, Director, Feras Raffoul developed his vision for the extension with sensitivity to how the addition would connect and with consideration to minimal demolition.
“We deliberately did not want the new extension to overpower the Tudor home, instead to allow for a celebration of the richness of the existing building.
“Through designing the addition with a minimal material palette of glass, render and black powder coat- the glass providing a see-through element with an abrupt but gentle connection - it remained humble without being boring. While in rendering the bay window of the existing house with the same material as the new wing a dialogue between the two buildings is created,” Raffoul said.
A principal design challenge that presented was how to insert an extension and provide the services and use required by the brief while remaining respectful of the existing building and disguising the new addition from street view behind the Tudor home.
“The site was challenged by solar behaviour and trying to achieve this extension of 300sqm to hide behind the existing building while providing solar benefits to all facets. A solution was found in designing a U shape for the new building, embracing the sun and allowing light penetration from all angles.
The extension houses living, kitchen and entertainment spaces opening to the backyard with undercover alfresco and vista to all ground floor areas from the living space, with parents’ retreat on first floor overlooking the swimming pool. The existing house has become the children’s living and sleeping quarters with the glass walkway linking the two.
“We deliberately did not want the new home fully attached to the existing home, instead developing a design allowing occupants to sense the change,” Raffoul said.
www.fgrarchitects.com.au
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