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surrounding hills. However, with so much
glass involved, additional unobtrusive
structural support was required.
“We used the fireplace as a structural
element with its stone facade concealing
structural steel to support the glass box
and provide an anchor for the roof.”
While the new glass viewing lounge
takes the same footprint as the old lounge,
a covered terrace was built around the
raised glass room which increases its
sense of space and its flow out to the land.
“The stone terrace platform was created

to expand the home. This has a 3.6m-high
verandah roof and is open to the surroundings on three sides.”
The pavilion and terraces are also clad
in travertine tile, connecting them to the
older part of the home. These are in a
plank configuration, laid horizontally to
emphasise the horizontality of the home.
On the edge of the terrace, on its high
sides, a glass balustrade rises above a
stone nib wall – maximising the views.
The other side is balustrade-free, with the
grounds built up here to meet the terrace.

Plan: The front section of the home – opposite the
garage end – has the new, modern lounge pavilion.
This is a few steps up from the kitchen and
bedrooms, an elevation retained from the original
house. The terrace extends out from the glass box
on three sides. The footprint is the same as prerenovation, but the home’s entertaining and living
areas have been greatly expanded, largely due to
the introduction of the large covered terrace.

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