0719 Marri House
By Craig Steere Architects
...A lightweight butterfly roof captures northern light within new living spaces and provides a dramatic visual contrast between the traditional workers’ cottage and this contemporary steel-framed addition
Located on Gloster Street, Subiaco, a suburb well-known for its traditional character residences and leafy surrounds in Perth’s western suburbs, this project represents a creative response to our client’s desire to retain and uplift their original Federation-era timber ‘workers cottage’ whilst also achieving a modern family residence with a new contemporary-style addition to the rear.
In the design of the residence, an emphasis has been placed on responding to the geometry and scale of the existing cottage, whilst also introducing a contemporary expression that distinguishes new from old. The new butterfly roof allows a visual separation between the two building forms and introduces northern and southern light into the new open-plan living space created at the rear. This new structure is lightweight and encourages indoor/outdoor living, with extensive glazing and operable louvres increasing views to the backyard and allowing natural ventilation. An upgraded outdoor living areas is located directly off the new kitchen, with this area to be shaded by a large Magnolia tree retained as part of the landscaping scheme.
The interior of the residence features solid Marri timber sourced by the client over the years and re-used in the new flooring and custom-designed cabinetry throughout.
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Craig Steere Architects is an award winning practice designing luxury family homes for Metropolitan Perth and the South-West region of Australia, including Margaret River.
The practice is comprised of a small professional team offering a personalised architecture and interior design service. Craig Steere has collective experience in a wide variety of architectural disciplines, obtained since graduating in 1985.
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Craig Steere Architects is committed to design excellence. Our enthusiasm, creativity and attention to detail, together with a priority to listen, provide the catalyst for successful and high quality, world class and award winning solutions.
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Craig Steere Architects is committed to design excellence and a high standard of professional service. Each project is approached with an enthusiastic and specialised response in order to achieve the desires of each individual ‘client brief’. Our creative designs are not restricted to satisfying just the client brief, but are always conscious of the surrounding social and environmental impact.
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Craig Steere Architects was established in 1994 and is located in Shenton Park, in Perth’s prestigious Western suburbs. Craig Steere Architects projects are frequently nominated for the Australian Institute of Architects design awards. Works are regularly published in magazines, journals and hardcopy books, nationally and worldwide. Craig Steere Architects is an A+ member of the Australian Institute of Architects and is registered with the Architects Board of Western Australia, striving to provide a high standard of professional service at all times.
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