Tasmania
Spark Architecture’s Korunnah was a collaboration between insightful and trusting clients, heritage experts, and an experienced contractor delivering conservation, restoration, reconstruction and new work to a Victorian house with established cultural heritage significance. A balance between conservation, and creating a complementary warm, sunny, light-filled living wing extension was sought.
The inconspicuous extension continues the existing central circulation, integrating the cottage and rear-wing. The living space spills through the kitchen and dining room across defined thresholds incised through the original fabric. Views between old and new spaces are framed by these apertures and reinforce the connection between them.
The cottage was largely conserved, with some elements restored – including removal of unsuitable modern alterations.
Due to its condition, a decision was made to dismantle and reconstruct the rear-wing utilising salvaged materials. Other unimportant elements were demolished.
The measures taken in the delivery of this project will ensure Korunnah’s longevity into the future.
‘Light, roomy and airy, but cool in summer and warm in winter, it has a timeless design and build that we use and marvel at every day.’
Matthew Burgess, Design Architect, Documentation Architect
Lisa Burgess, Design Architect, Documentation Architect
Anna Weber, Interior Designer
In2Construction, Construction Manager
Peter Spratt, Heritage Engineer
Pitt & Sherry, ESD Consultant
Pudding Lane Building Surveyors, Building Surveyor
Saltmarsh Escobar Consulting Engineers, Structural Engineer
The Australian Institute of Architects acknowledges First Nations peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the lands, waters, and skies of the continent now called Australia.
We express our gratitude to their Elders and Knowledge Holders whose wisdom, actions and knowledge have kept culture alive.
We recognise First Nations peoples as the first architects and builders. We appreciate their continuing work on Country from pre-invasion times to contemporary First Nations architects, and respect their rights to continue to care for Country.
