Sadlier Residence | Source Architects

Sadlier House is a substantial Victorian Italianate Style Country home originally design by Matthew Sadlier which dates from the 1870’s. The house as found was in quite good condition for a property of this vintage but had suffered through a series of ill-conceived interventions at the rear.

The project saw the removal of unsympathetic veranda infills, and the creation of north facing living spaces that open to the expansive new landscaped gardens. An extensive renovation of the existing house was undertaken which included restoration of the fine cedar joinery work, seamless insertion of contemporary electrical and mechanical systems and insertion of a number of bathrooms to bring the property up to contemporary living standards.

The result is a beautifully restored house that offers all the modern services and facilities one expects of a property of this stature whilst retaining all of its heritage significance.

C House | Source Architects

Designed for a young family on a site on the outskirts of Orange, NSW, C House enjoys amazing views of Mount Canobolas and orchards surrounding the site.

The lower level of the house is partially cut into the site and topped with a green roof and clad in white precast concrete panels that give way to fine timber cladding and expansive timber framed windows at the northern end where the living areas open up to the garden the pool, and bush views at the back.

Secondary sleeping spaces sit in the upper level in a playful ‘y’ shaped dual gabled forms which are oriented to capture northern and eastern light, and key views,
A myriad of building services are seamlessly integrated and largely unseen to the everyday users of the house with the final result being a series of calm, stripped back yet warm spaces for the owners.

Binni House | Source Architects

Located on an amazing site outside Cowra NSW, Binni is a house for farmer turned painter. The house sits on a plateau with enormous views over canola fields.

Views out of the house and carefully framed to capture key moments and immediate views, and the larger landscape beyond. The framed view at the entry is designed to capture the colours of the fields beyond through the year and the view from the bath is oriented to look back towards the original family homestead. Internally, walls and openings are carefully designed for the hanging of the owners own paintings and his extensive collection of works by Australian landscape painters.

The interiors are suitably muted in deference to the art and the living art outside.