Bellevue Hill by DHW Design

Bellevue Hill

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Brief: This project was an alteration and addition to large masonry 1980's home in Bellevue Hill. The existing home had huge amounts of uninsulated thermal mass, was freezing in winter and had . The clients wanted to renovate the house to improve the thermal performance of the house, to generally update the interiors, to take further advantage of northern sun, increase living areas and places for family to entertain as well as to enhance the "street appeal" of the run down house. "When is it ok to put a black roof on a building? When it's not a roof!" The black standing seam roof replaced a blue shingle mansard roof, the real roof has now been covered in solar panels! Project details: Year completed: 2021 Council: Waverly Builder: Scene Construction Engineer: Gilcon Sustainability Features: Passive Design: Replaced old timber windows and doors throughout with double glazed windows louvred window for cross ventilation. Improved ventilation throughout. New insulation to ceiling. Renewable Energy: 10kW Solar PV system. Active Heating and Cooling: refurbished reverse cycle air con system Water Saving: New Australian made water saving fixtures Windows and Glazing: All new Improved Aluminium Double glazed windows. Building Materials: New standing seam cladding - R4 insulation to ceiling. Lighting: LED downlights to new areas.

Brief: This project was an alteration and addition to large masonry 1980's home in Bellevue Hill. Read more

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Brief:

This project was an alteration and addition to large masonry 1980's home in Bellevue Hill. The existing home had huge amounts of uninsulated thermal mass, was freezing in winter and had . The clients wanted to renovate the house to improve the thermal performance of the house, to generally update the interiors, to take further advantage of northern sun, increase living areas and places for family to entertain as well as to enhance the "street appeal" of the run down house.

"When is it ok to put a black roof on a building? When it's not a roof!" The black standing seam roof replaced a blue shingle mansard roof, the real roof has now been covered in solar panels!

Project details:

Year completed: 2021

Council: Waverly

Builder: Scene Construction

Engineer: Gilcon

Sustainability Features:

Passive Design: Replaced old timber windows and doors throughout with double glazed windows louvred window for cross ventilation. Improved ventilation throughout. New insulation to ceiling.

Renewable Energy: 10kW Solar PV system.

Active Heating and Cooling: refurbished reverse cycle air con system

Water Saving: New Australian made water saving fixtures

Windows and Glazing: All new Improved Aluminium Double glazed windows.

Building Materials: New standing seam cladding - R4 insulation to ceiling.

Lighting: LED downlights to new areas.

1201h 6m

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“We were looking for an architect who would listen to us and think creatively about how to use our space to best effect. DHW met and exceeded the brief - the renovation is so much more than we could have imagined. We felt supported and listened to every step of the way. We appreciated the support throughout the process and the attention to detail that has resulted in our home being a fabulous fit for us now and into the future. Some of the things that really stood out in working with Ella and Graham were their support for and delivery on ways to reduce our energy use through the design and orientation of the renovation, helping us increase the accessibility of our home and finding ways create the spacious, light filled sanctuary we had in mind ...without breaking the bank! Ella helped us select and brief our builder and we couldn’t be happier with the outcome - the whole process ran very smoothly, was delivered on time and with high quality building and finishes. This was really helped by the great communication between Ella and the builder. When we had to make decisions along the way, we felt that we had enough information to decide quickly and keep things on schedule and always had full transparency about impacts and costs.”

K.B. - Croydon