HOUSE FEATURE
MODERN HOMES
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ADX ARCHITECTS
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EDWARD HENDRICKS
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ADX Architects
The existing semi-detached house was a 30 year old house
that had stood the test of time.
O
ur clients approached
us for a reconstruction
of the existing housewith the intention to
cater for their family
consisting of the couple and their 2
young children.
From the start, our brief was not to
maximize the buildable area. The
family appreciated the outdoors and
the greenery in front of the house was
to be preserved. It was a play area
the children would most enjoy on an
elevated land a few steps above the
car porch.
In rethinking the use of the spaces,
we sought to make the indoor spaces
functional whilst enhancing them with
a connection to the outdoors.
The result is a living room that is
bright and airy. Stepping up to the
dining area, the space for dining is
similarly allowed to spill outwards
with an extension of a outdoor timber
deck - creating a romantic space for
after hours relaxation after a family
gathering.
The roof was redesigned to include a
series of skylights above the straight
flight of stairs to the second storey.
A generous family area greets one
on the second storey. where a lush
outdoor planter (which the Owners had
a free-hand choosing the plant mix)
spans the entire length. The planter is
accessible by large sliding aluminum
The ground floor public areas were
“opened up” by demolishing the
enclosing walls and enhancing natural
light and ventilation with full height
glass doors.
A generously spacious timber patio
outside of the living room was
proposed to allow the living room to
extend outside. A textured featured
wall continues the dialogue from the
inside to the outside and effectively
blurs the boundaries.
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glass doors, and effectively brings in
natural light and greenery to the upper
storey.
The planter also is visible from the
common bath to the family area and
stretches to peak into the master
bathroom.
The master bedroom is located in the
front of the house. We designed the
balcony space in front of the large
bedroom with a more sensitive touch
akin to a “sky patio” with a series of
sliding timber screens. The Owners
were able to adjust their placement
in accordance to their preferences for
lighting and privacy.