Winkley Workshop
Kirkwood McCarthy
Winkley Workshop is a new three
storey 2-bedroom residence on the site
of a former upholsterer’s workshop
measuring 12m long by 3.7m. Upon this
small plot, a 2-bedroom open plan home
with strong interconnectivity between
internal and external spaces has been
achieved.
In order to accommodate the required
internal and external areas the original
footprint was increased by digging a new
basement and extending the roof, which
had to be cranked according to daylight
angles to protect neighbouring properties.
To the street the building is a modest
addition, yet upon entry the open-ness
and scale of the property is revealed.
The layout was conceived as a vertical
sequence from public to private. At
basement level an open plan kitchen,
dining and living space is designed as an
extension of the outdoor area. A brick
herringbone floor flows out into the rear
private courtyard with a double height
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void and oversized glazing to blur the
delineation between inside, allowing
ample daylight and views to this lower
level.
The middle mezzanine level is
interconnected with the basement level
via a library bookcase that faces into the
double height void. A curtain partition
allows this room to flex its function as
a study extension of the living area or a
private sleeping area.