Gadigal people of the Eora Nation
New South Wales
House in Rosebery alters an existing 1900s weatherboard cottage to create a light-filled family home.
The design organises the home around a central open-air courtyard. A twelve-meter-long kitchen runs along the north-facing central courtyard, with the living and dining spaces on opposite ends.
Referencing the homeowners love for mid-century modern design, the materials of exposed brick, timber and concrete act as a counterpoint to the original federation home.
Colours flow throughout the new rooms of the home inspired by mid-century colour palettes. Browns, pinks, and bold greens are used throughout bathrooms, bedrooms and the kitchen.
On Gadigal Land
Our home enriches our lives in so many ways, and we are so grateful to both Architect George and AusGreen for collaborating so beautifully to make magic. One of our favourite elements of the house is the way natural light moves slowly from front to back, morning to evening. Cooking breakfast with the sun on your back, dappled light through the tree across the dining table in the evenings. The seamless flow between old and new honours the original house, and allows for forward-thinking, flexible spaces making our everyday life feel generous, easy, and supporting our active family lifestyle.