Manly

Architects: Marston Architects.

 

The scope of works to the front house involved converting it back from two dwellings to its original one dwelling. The unsympathetic extension to the front house and garage were demolished.

 

An addition to the front house was complicated by virtue of the steep block. The solution was to create a new raised addition with pool; connected seamlessly from the ground floor kitchen/dining space in the old part of the house.

 

In Architecture AU 1 July 2022, the author of ‘Elevating everyday domesticity: O House’, Penny Craswell noted:

 

The architects closely worked with the client and the builder, Synergy One Building, on the project, with the rooftop garden above the dining room being one of the most complicated aspects of the build. The garden had to be carefully designed and constructed so as to be watertight – luckily, the builders had experience working on this kind of structure before.

 

The collaboration between Marston Architects, and a very hands on client was extremely enjoyable, and has created a simply stunning beachside home.