Less of More
Less of More responded to the clients' desire for a warm, practical and comfortable home, with a strong relationship between the house and the garden, and a place to sit outside and read the paper in the rain.
“Throughout the design process we focused on simple rather than fussy and timeless rather than trendy.”
Photography by Michael Lassman
An inward-looking feeling of seclusion and privacy
Existing roof rafters and brick walls surround the exterior courtyard and outdoor living area.
About this home
The brief
The clients first approached us with a clear idea of how they wanted additions to their existing home to feel rather than look. They told us they liked to read, cook, eat, talk, listen to music, play on the floor, be outside in the garden and have people to visit. They had ambitions to grow vegetables, have fruit trees and lots of running around space. They wanted a place to read the paper outside even if it was raining.
The design
Throughout the design process we focused on simple rather than fussy and timeless rather than trendy. The design provided a light-filled, airy home for the growing family, with views to the outdoors from all rooms of the house. An oversized sliding window in the living room frames views of the grassed outdoor area which is at eye-level from a seated position. Existing roof rafters and brick walls surround the exterior courtyard and outdoor living area.
Leaving exposed remnants of the original house and introducing extensive planting has created an inward-looking feeling of seclusion and privacy, which is hard to come by in the densely populated inner city suburbs. The contrast between existing and new creates a richer home by enhancing the history of the site and the identity of the home.
“The contrast between existing and new creates a richer home by enhancing the history of the site and the identity of the home.”
Collaborators
Project team
Clinton Cole – Architect + Builder
Carmen Chan – Project Architect
Barry Bradley – Foreman
Nathan Krstevski – Carpenter
Christina Cheng – Project Manager
Matt Reid – Architectural Assistant
Consultants and subcontractors
Structural Engineer – Partridge
Plumbing – JH Gordon
Electrical – D2E
Doors & Windows – Windoor
Joinery – SKC
Painting – Orange Painting
Bricks – Brazil Construction
Glazing – Balmain Glass
Structural Steel – Tenze
Roofing – Flash Metal Roofing
Setting & Plaster Works – Mick Williams Plastering
Landscaping – Bell Landscapes