Sometimes, the best Heritage renovation is no renovation. With a clever addition, modern living can enhance your home’s historic character.
Archisoul’s design for this North Balgowlah Heritage renovation is a case in point. Our approach vastly expanded the home’s indoor space while retaining all of its Heritage elements.
Known as Grandview, the property is a landmark site, being one of the original farmhouses in the area. It’s readily identifiable for its elevated symmetrical design and sandstone walls quarried from the site.
Our design concept removed unsympathetic 1980s additions and replaced them with two contemporary, linear barn-like structures. The new additions restore the building’s original symmetry and speak to its history, whilst clearly defining its old and new elements.
At the rear, a “cloister” courtyard is formed between the open-plan kitchen/ living area and a new rumpus room. A glazed gallery to the rear of the original house connects the two spaces with a swimming pool at the north of the garden completing the cloister.
Other contemporary features include dark timber cladding, steel-framed glazing and a double-sided (indoor/ outdoor) fireplace.