Grand Designs Australia Sourcebook — November 2017

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03: DESIGN LAVA TIVOLI TERRACE
LOCATION PADDINGTON, SYDNEY
Driven to turn an ugly duckling into a beautiful
home, architect Chris Bosse of LAVA took
a 4-metre-wide terrace in Sydney and
transformed it into an inspired dwelling for
himself and his partner. Sitting on a diminutive
70-square-metre block, the existing residence
was a series of dim, pokey rooms separated
by Greek columns and ornate arches. “The
challenge was working out how to translate
design principles on a small scale and on a
domestic budget within a heritage structure,”
says Chris. Turning the existing inner layout
upside down, Chris was able to open up the
living area and extend it into the courtyard
through new fl oor-to-ceiling glass sliders that
provide the indoor-outdoor cohesion
so desired today.
Architectural Design LAVA (l-a-v-a.net)
Builder Redwood Projects
(redwoodprojects.com.au)
Photography Brett Boardman Photography

04: DESIGN SOUTH YORKSHIRE HOUSE
LOCATION SOUTH YORKSHIRE, UK
Turning an old 1920s movie house into a family
home is a project not everyone is cut out for.
While they didn’t set out to become risk-takers,
entrepreneur Gwyn ap Harri and his wife Kate
nevertheless undertook the challenge of doing
just that. With house inventory in their hometown
of Thorne in short supply, the couple got
creative when the opportunity to purchase an
old landmark building came their way. “Buying
the cinema was a calculated risk but I was
confi dent we’d get permission to turn it into our
home,” claims Gywn. He turned to old friend and
building designer, Jeremy Southgate, and a plan
to transform the building into a daring, minimalist
concrete-laden building was developed, taking
Gwyn and Kate out of their comfort zone
completely. But faith in their designer paid off ,
with the fi nal result being a spectacular modern
building that manages to sit comfortably behind
the original fully restored facade.
Architectural Design Works Architecture
(worksarchitecture.com)
Builder Wilson Construction
(wilsonconstruction.com)
Photography Darren Chung

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