Calithornbury Bungalow

This project maximizes natural light to a south-facing extension, while strategically extending the rear of the existing house to mesh with the new house. A double-glazed outlook maximizes a large yard, while minimizing the view of neighboring flats. The new works comprise the replacement of a rear toilet and laundry area with a new kitchen, living, dining, laundry, and main bedroom with ensuite. The existing house has been reconfigured to provide a new larger bathroom, study, and reconfigured third bedroom. The finished house utilizes salvaged materials from the demolition works as well as sourced salvaged materials from other buildings. This is an extension to a double fronted Californian bungalow which reuses salvaged materials from the demolition works in an extensive renovation. This extension comprises a new bathroom, study, kitchen, dining, living, laundry, passage, main bedroom with ensuite, along with external decking under a timber canopy structure, providing a substrate for a grapevine. The roof space has also been converted into a substantial storage loft, with the existing diamond-shaped gable vent converted into a window. A comprehensive schedule for potential items for reuse in the works was carried out, identifying Baltic Pine flooring and wall panelling, bricks, timber rafters, beams, weatherboards, ...