Wangal people of the Eora nation
New South Wales
Hurlstone Park House II is a renovation to a single storey Federation home located on a corner block in a heritage conservation area in Sydney’s Inner West. The original building form was retained and a new single storey addition runs along the side southern boundary, providing privacy from the secondary street frontage while allowing the living spaces to open up to the north.
The built form has been pushed and pulled to allow for four private courtyards that create a sanctuary for its occupants and enhances the project’s connection to the garden. The curved and wrapping built form allows for varied living spaces where the family can both come together and retreat. The addition’s scale responds to the sloping corner block and respects the existing streetscape context with an appropriate and subtle contemporary addition that is highly functional, with every space carefully designed to meet the client’s needs without excess.
The renovation has transformed the way we live in the house and allows us enough space as a family and to go off and do our own thing and not be on top of each other. The connection between the open plan living area and the backyard and pool allows us to entertain while our growing teenage kids have space to have friends over. The main bedroom is an escape and retreat and the home office allows us to work from home. We love how the house has turned out.
Itm Design, Hydraulic Consultant
Odette Trapani, Colour Consultant
Olga Lewis, Stylist
Pip Casey Interiors, Curtains and Blinds
ROR Consulting Engineers, Structural Engineer
Spirit Level Designs, Landscape Consultant