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New projects

June 18th, 2010

We recently got going on the following new projects:

VICTORIA

  • East St.Kilda – renovation of 1950s style home featuring an indoor/outdoor kitchen, additional bedrooms and bathrooms.
  • Greensborough – The owners of this 1970’s style home are looking to modernise and approached us to provide advice and ideas regarding the initial design and their associated costs.

NSW

  • Naremburn – Renovation of large heritage home, including new bathroom ensuite extension.
  • Wilton – Providing advice on the best way to optimise a rural block in the design of a 285 sq m new home.
  • Coomba Park - Extension to a 3 bedroom house on 48 acres, with proximity to the water.
  • Queens Park – Renovation of single storey, 19th century terrace house, including new bedroom and bathroom upstairs and redesign of the kitchen and dining areas.
ACT
  • Chifley - Design advice regarding a demolition and rebuild project.

QUEENSLAND

  • Windsor – Renovation and extension of a classic Queenslander home to provide more living areas and space.

Kitchen rethink

June 9th, 2010

My Architect devised this design recently for a customer wanting to rethink the kitchen of their single storey, 1950s style home.  The existing wide, horizontal layout led us to develop a kitchen with almost a street cafe style. This indoor outdoor kitchen faces out into the garden rather than internally and its polished concrete floor extends seamlessly from inside to outside. Bifolding glass doors optimise natural light and add to the relaxed, cafe feel.

New projects in March

March 23rd, 2010

In March, My Architect started work on the following projects:

NSW

  • Warrawee – 70s-style house in a bushland setting needing expansion and a refreshing new look.
  • Alexandria – Developing concepts to bring light and volume into a duplex.
  • Marrickville – Developing concepts and documentation for a new home on a subdivision block.
  • Cremorne – Our client asked us to develop a pre-purchase concept design to allow them to better evaluate a property before committing to buy it.

VICTORIA

  • Newtown, Geelong – major renovation of 1900s family home with double storey living at rear to capture magnificent views.
  • Ballarat – contemporary additions and restoration of a heritage Victorian cottage by developers targetting professionals with style.

New projects

January 12th, 2010

In December 2009 and January 2010, My Architect commenced the following new projects:

  • Brighton - Restructure/reversal of existing floor plan to create an open plan living/dining/ kitchen leading out to backyard and pool
  • Seaford – Additions to existing home to create an elevated room to optimise existing views and amenity to adjacent creek
  • Coburg – Replacing 20-year old weatherboard extension on a 100-year old double brick house, with a contemporary extension offering more natural light and addition storage and an additional level of living
  • Collingwood – Contemporary alterations and additions to a traditional Victorian cottage
  • Highton - extension to 1970s home on large elevated block with builder as client

New projects

November 12th, 2009

In October, My Architect commenced the following new projects:

  • Abbotsford – kitchen renovation and a change of layout for a Victorian weatherboard home.
  • Rosanna/Heidelberg – 4 projects, all renovations to post-war brick homes. Two involving renovations to bathrooms and two wanting additional living areas with new kitchens.
  • East Burwood – 1950’s cream brick veneer home requiring a kitchen renovation and extension of dining area as well as the addition of a new living area and exterior deck.
  • Blackburn North – Enclosure of the large front verandah of a 1950’s cream brick veneer home to enlarge the living area and create a contemporary section that blends with the original look and feel of the home.
  • Point Addis – alterations to a beach house to create a new kitchen and a larger living area and to capitalise more fully on existing views.

My Architect was here – No.1

October 10th, 2009

Let the light in - notes-blog

The brief:
The owners of this Edwardian house wanted a rear extension home with clean, contemporary styling that gave them more living space, greater flow through and more natural light.


The solution:
  • Upper level highlight glazing provides a skyview and a source of natural light from another angle. Light from more than one direction creates a richer, more dynamic ambience.
  • Raising fireplaces and televisions off the floor creates more floor area – ideal for narrow floor spaces
  • Changes of floor level and ceiling heights creates the sense of rooms within rooms
  • Supersize floor tiles give the space a grander, larger feel
  • Broad, uninterrupted vistas to the garden achieve a greater sense of space
  • Narrow window frames are more elegant, maximising the openness and connecting to the outside
  • Tall skirting boards help tie a contemporary space into a more traditional style home.

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