This Heavenly Add-On Gives One Sydney Family All the Breathing Room They Need

The open-plan kitchen, living, and dining area features a vaulted ceiling, timber cladding, and a long skylight that brightens the gauzy space.

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Grace Bernard

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Project Details:

Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Architect: Carla Middleton Architecture / @carlamiddletonarchitecture

Footprint: 1,119 square feet

Structural Engineer: ROR Consulting

Civil Engineer: Adcar Consulting

Civil Engineer: NB Consulting

Landscape Design: Studio UC / @studio_uc_

Soft Furnishings: Pip Casey Interiors

Photographer: Tom Ferguson / @tfadtomferguson

Photo Styling: Tess Thyregod / @tessthyregod

From the Architect: "The brief was to design a home with quality spaces rather than a quantity of unnecessary ones. The clients had worked with another architect on a first floor addition and realized for the cost of the building, they were adding potentially unused space for a very high cost. The clients came to me wondering if they could achieve the bare minimum for their family, which would then allow for the quality items within those spaces.

"The brief for the project was a light-filled, semi-detached dwelling with three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and an open, private living area for a family of four."

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Published

May 9, 2023

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