The original house was a 25-30yr old home in need of attention. It was a dated presentation which was smaller and tighter than what the house is after the renovation. The layout was generally workable, with living and functionality existing downstairs and bedrooms occupying upstairs, although with some architectural consideration, rooms were pushed out and spaces were extended to create larger living areas and new useable spaces.
Originally the brief was to extend a walk in robe and create a garage extension onto the original house. In order to extend the walk in robe the roof had to be lifted and new stone work applied to the exterior. As the work progressed, through the client and architect, more work was decided upon in order to bring the home up to date. The renovation was to be of the highest quality with luxurious finishes and the latest technology available.
From the original brief the work then turned into a full renovation with walls stripped back, removed, relined and re sheeted. The entire house was rewired, and new C Bus including home audio and Control 4 installed. Bio metric scanners and pin code access now provide keyless entry. Lighting is sensored, and features such as the LED strip lighting through the new credenza’s etched glass in the newly created foyer are one of the many features in this home. A new air conditioning system was also installed. Glazing was installed for energy efficiency in the atrium. There is new joinery throughout the home, including a new kitchen with sensortronic drawers, doors and pantry, and TV’s retracting into the joinery. The New Guinea Rosewood credenza is inlaid with Victorian Ash which creates a new space for the foyer. A stone clad/ hardwood timber extension provides a new outdoor entertaining space which attaches to the newly created entertainment room complete with acoustic properties, which was originally the garage. Two ensuites and a bathroom were also updated.
Having being built in the 1980’s the original house consisted of a combination of sandstone, hardwoods, marble tiling and metal roofing. The materials used for the renovation varied but the material which features highly in the home are the hardwoods. New Guinea Rosewood was used for cladding, louver blades and ceiling lining. Recycled Ironbark replaces stairs, posts and roof beams. “Gosford Pink” Sandstone extends the outdoor terrace and completes the Walk in Robe extension. Frameless Door stackers offer closure to the terrace, while prefinished cedar battened ceilings in the games room provide the acoustic properties. An eco-fire and heated flooring were installed in the games room for added comfort. Colourbond “Woodland Grey” provides the roofing for the new garage and Walk in Robe while bushfire rated imitation timber garage doors adds visual appeal. Stone clad besser block retaining walls were used to nestle the garage extension into the side of the hill. 12mm Comfort Plus glazing replaced the existing glass in the atrium, while the credenza features glass bent, curved and etched to create and artistic visual appeal. “Mink” Caesar stone creates the plinth in the formal living area. The ensuites were given new vitrified tiled flooring while new and existing marble walls were laid and resurfaced. The main bathroom was completely renovated with state of the art finished. The entire house internally and externally including the decks were freshly painted and varnished. “Newport” weatherboard cladding was also used. New wool carpet and heated flooring were installed upstairs.
