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Architect: Peter Willett,
Peter Willett Associates
Structural engineer: Randall Jones
Builder: Maincorp Constructions
Landscape designer:
Garden Estate Landscaping
Pool design and installation:
Geoff Ninnes Fong & Partners
Roof tiles: New and existing
Window/door joinery: Belgian suite in
steel, from Skyrange
Paint: Dulux
Lighting: Zero 1 LED wall light in white
from Artlight
Kitchen bench: Calacatta marble,
honed, from RMS
Story by Charles Moxham
Photography by Michael Nicholson
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to be dug as the earth in this area is very sandy
and wouldn’t have supported the two-storey
construction. As the land slopes here and the
reworked garden was to be brought up to the
ground level of the house, we were able to first
excavate and add a series of subterranean service and storage spaces.
“Essentially, you leave the garage and walk
through the underground spaces to pop up on
the new rear verandah.”
To add the additional rooms, a new floor
level was discreetly inserted under the existing
roofline. The subtle external changes included

an extension to the main ridge of the roof culminating in a large house-wide dormer at the
rear. Other new dormers were added on the side
of the house away from the street to optimise
exposure to the sun.
The new upstairs bedrooms and bathroom
are designed to follow the angles of the roof. To
keep the bedrooms uncluttered and timeless,
storage space is integrated into a wall panel
system which echoes the detailing downstairs.
An upstairs veranda is set into the large rear
dormer – this overlooks the repositioned pool,
the new double garage, apartment, and garden.

Facing page: Wooden stair treads
and traditional-look panelling help
merge the old with the new on the
introduced stairwell.
Top: This upstairs bedroom is
tucked into one of the home’s new,
over-sized roof gables. Storage is
integrated into the panelling.
Above: Situated at the front of the
house, the new upstairs bathroom
has high windows for privacy.

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