By DHW Design
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.
We are an architecture and design firm based in Sydney's Inner West.
At dhw, we aim for our designs to be simple and sustainable with people in mind.
As a firm, we bring together a solid understanding of sustainable design principles, decades of industry experience and technical skills, so we can assist with any new build, renovation, home energy assessment or design consultation you may require.
Finding inspiration in environmentally sensitive and innovative projects, we welcome you to contact us and learn more about what we do.
Delisle Hunt Wood acknowledges and pays respect to the past, present and future Traditional Custodians and Elders of this nation and the continuation of cultural, spiritual and educational practices of First Nations peoples.