Garigal People
NSW
Re-grow House on Sydney’s north shore is an exploration into growth; growth of a place, family, building, site and landscape. The house grows to accommodate a growing family, the modernisation of the home brings the home in line with the growth of the area and the landscape aims to re-wild the landscape, coming full circle in its growth.
A key driver of the brief was a desire to return the site to a more wild and natural state and maximise the opportunity to interact with nature. The formal geometry of the home offsets and makes way for the shagginess of the native Australian bush garden. A central courtyard is surrounded by the new and old forms, this courtyard allows an existing large sandstone boulder to be celebrated while providing opportunity for natural light and ventilation into the new extension.
Some of the great things about the house are the airflow which means we’ve never missed having aircon and that we kept the original house and it transitions so nicely into the new house.
We love the way the back room flows from garden to garden so you can open it all up and live inside and out seamlessly. This also allows our young daughter to run in and out as she pleases and is good for her education as we see birds and other wildlife regularly.
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.
