Houses Australia — Issue 118 2017

Architect

MI Architects (formerly

Mac-Interactive Architects)

Studio 6, 13-15 Smail Street

Ultimo NSW 2007

+61 2 9212 3800

[email protected]

mac-interactive.com

Practice profile

A practice that works on

residential and small-scale

commercial projects and

engages with a range of

creative disciplines.

Project team

Andy Macdonald,

Emiliano Miranda

Builder

David Tisdall Building

Consultants

Engineer: Partridge

Products

Roofing: Lysaght Klip-Lok

in Colorbond Thermatech

in ‘Dune’

External walls: Kingspan

Kooltherm insulation; Dulux

Acratex render; shiplap

cladding from Cedar Sales

Internal walls: Gyprock

plasterboard in Dulux Wash

and Wear

Windows and doors:

Western red cedar frames

by Nicco Joinery; hardware

from Zanda Architectural

Hardware and Delf

Architectural; Breezway

louvre windows in matt black

Flooring: Spotted gum

flooring from Country Timber

Flooring; burnished concrete

Kitchen: Concrete benchtops

cast in situ; Skheme Serene

triangular mosaic tiles in

“Matt Grey’; Formply under-

bench cupboards; hoop

pine plywood cupboards;

Highland gas cooktop;

Smeg Thermoseal oven;

Westinghouse refrigerator;

Bosch dishwasher; Methven

tapware

Bathroom: Sabine Tapware;

Ideal Standard Concept toilet;

Paco Jaanson Aeri basins;

Vizzini Amalfi bath; Spanish

Terrazzo wall and floor tiles

Heating and cooling:

Stovax Riva Studio wood

burning fireplace; Haiku

ceiling fans; fixed awnings

by builder

Other: Laminated veneer

lumber exposed ceiling

Area

Site: 316 m^2

Floor: 167 m^2

Project cost

$416,000

Time schedule

Design, documentation:

4 months

Construction:

6 months

06

06 The original house’s

hallway was realigned to

allow for a sightline from

front to rear.