To accommodate multigenerational living under one roof, balancing privacy and connection for two families across three generations, while ensuring sustainability, accessibility and views over the valley at the rear.
Location: Wallumedegal Country, Epping, Sydney, NSW
Clients: Narelle & Jeffrey, older couple
Alistair, Claire & two children, younger family
Builder: M J Minard Constructions
Photography: Tom Ferguson
Location: Cameraygal Land, Lane Cove, NSW
Clients: Andy, Liz and their 3 children
Builder: M J Minard Builders
Landscape Design: Linda Ross Gardens
Photography: Tom Ferguson
To transform a deteriorating Lane Cove bungalow into a contemporary family oasis, enhancing connections to the backyard and natural surroundings, while preserving the home’s Art Deco features and overcoming the site’s challenging slope.
Location: Cameraygal Land, Longueville, NSW
To enhance garden connection and valley views, while maintaining the original Californian Bungalow’s charm. The design ensures natural light, ventilation, and year-round comfort, despite the challenging site slope.
Builder: MJ Minard Constructions
Landscaping: Hort Grade
Photography: Katherine Lu
Location: Wallumedegal Country, Gladesville, NSW
Clients: Dave, Libby and their 3 children
To renovate the Californian bungalow, adding a two-storey rear addition that follows the land’s slope, while preserving the original structure and creating a large covered balcony to enhance outdoor living.
Builder: MJ Minard Builders
Joiner: Lee Vella
Photography: Katherine Lu
Location: Awakabal Country, Newcastle, NSW
Clients: Matthew, Alex and 2 children
The cottage had a dilapidated 1960s rear extension full of asbestos. They wanted a functional, comfortable family home to adequately accommodate their family of four. Optimising the views to the park and reusing as much of the materials as possible were the main concerns.
Owner-Builder: Matthew Wegner
Landscape Design: Linda Ross Gardens
Photography: Katherine Lu
Renovation of 1910 federation bungalow. The new living area was wrapped around a rear courtyard to highlight the 3 feature trees in the backyard
Entry between old and new.
Completed 2016
Builder: Glenn Robinson - Total Project Control
Engineer: Brent Guest BVG Consulting
Photography: Katherine Lu
Cedar eaves and large timber doors connect with the backyard.
Dining and living areas are defined by ceiling heights and materials.
Expressed steel frames the backyard.
Decking is left to weather as it steps down to the backyard.
The feature 100 year old Crepe Mrytle tree shades the deck in summer.
The rear pavilion beam reaches out to complete the courtyard.
Pergola linking the two buildings to be overgrown in the future.
Rear pavilion is an adaptable space.
View of the new buildings wrapping around the courtyard.
Shadow cast by the Crepe Mrtyle tree are always changing.
Second bathroom in the old house.
Existing period room repurposed as robe and bathroom. The beautiful pressed metal ceiling remains untouched.
Colour of the pink front door is inspired by the colour of the flowers of the crepe myrtle at the rear.
Renovation of existing federation house.
The existing house is on a relatively small block of land in Drummoyne. It has a beautiful old character front which was retained. The backyard had an 80's style pebblecrete pool and a fantastic frangipani tree which we wanted to highlight. Keeping and updating the pool was a big part of creating a home that could become a hub for family and friends.
The challenge was to integrate the pool and tree into the new living spaces without feeling divided by a pool fence. This was done by building an outdoor living space, comprising of a deck and recycled brick wall, adjacent to the new living spaces on a higher level than the pool so that the pool fence "disappears" from view.
We brought the house up as close as possible to the frangipani tree so that it provides shade and dappled light in summer to both the living on the ground floor and the master bedroom on the first floor. The master bedroom balcony cantilevers out into the canopy of the tree.
We also designed a pool pavilion that sits at the back of the existing pool to extend the new living spaces and incorporate the tree and the pool as the centre of the new design. The idea was to create an additional space but have it open and feel connected to the main house and other entertaining areas. A bathroom, kitchenette and entertainment area are part of this but recessed from view.
There are many other features we've incorporated into the design but that are hidden in order to not clutter or distract the eye. Things such as a bench that is used as a clothes line and exercise area, seating that incorporates hidden eskies for entertaining and a custom 600 bottle wine cellar.
The existing brick wall of the old house is exposed in the stair to create the transition between old and new.
The existing brick wall of the old house is exposed to the new timber lined stair.
Pool pavilion built from recycled brick and blackbutt timber.
Completed 2015
Builder: David Baranowski - DJB Group design + build
Engineer: Brent Guest - BVG Consulting
Photography - Katherine Lu
Renovation of existing federation bungalow.
Timber panelled walls create the link between the old hallway and the new living areas . A slot for light in the floor above is a favourite with the kids!
A space was designed between new deck and new fence to existing pool to reduce the height and impact of the fence from the living areas.
Black Scyon Matrix cladding highlights and contrasts the new work.
The timber lining from new to old wraps into the kitchen.
The existing pool and franjipani trees are important features in the new living areas.
The new entertaining deck looks over the exisitng pool and new raised pool pavilion.
Blackbutt timber decking is used to line the new pool pavilion.
The existing frangipani tree screens the first floor master bedroom.
First floor master bedroom, study and hallway.
Master bedroom with balcony lined in blackbutt timber.
New steel framed carport signals the new work at the rear of the exisitng house.
First floor bathroom.
Plywood joinery detail in pool pavilion.
Concrete bbq bench and fireplace.
New first floor reaching out to franjipani tree.
Completed 2020
Builder: MJ Minard
Engineer: BVG Consultants
Renovation of existing victorian terrace house in Annandale St, Annandale
A 50's brick bungalow with a modern rear pavilion built in 2007
