Doyle Residence by Glasshouse Projects

Doyle Residence

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Read ArchiPro's story on Doyle Residence here: Intelligent design seamlessly fuses old with new to champion family and functionality Doyle Residence is an extension and partial restoration of a character villa located in a historical conservation zone, in one of Adelaide’s premier suburbs, Rose Park. Situated on a 1100sqm block, with rear access and a north facing established garden, the extension comprises an open plan living area and kitchen, laundry, powder room, outdoor entertaining space, and a home office and library. We weighed the need for a considered approach which respected the streetscape in the conservative area, whilst appreciating the requirement to add significant space to meet the client’s brief. Creating a flat roof form allowed visual minimisation of the overall build and scale, whilst the incorporation of a cantilevered mezzanine, added much needed space as a home office and library, whilst also serving as a roof for the outdoor entertaining area. This mezzanine, perched above the kitchen and living and framed in oversized glass sustains this essential connection to busy family life below. The large windows across the rear of the dwelling take full advantage of solar gain and light provided by a north facing aspect, whilst a large skylight bridges the new extension with the older part of the home. A key design element was the perforated steel staircase which added a subtle and undemanding form, appropriate for its dominant location in the extension. “We loved the red brick wall that was part of the original home and wanted to keep it as a focal element to transition to the modern extension. We had to rebuild whole sections of the wall as it wasn’t structurally sound. Sourcing pallets of old bricks to ensure a texture and colour match was certainly a labour of love”, mentions Lead Architect, Don Iannicelli. We are thrilled that the execution of this design was recognised in the 2021 Master Builder Awards, with the home winning in the category of renovation/addition over $1m. Photography by Aaron Citti

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Read ArchiPro's story on Doyle Residence here: Intelligent design seamlessly fuses old with new to champion family and functionality

Doyle Residence is an extension and partial restoration of a character villa located in a historical conservation zone, in one of Adelaide’s premier suburbs, Rose Park.

Situated on a 1100sqm block, with rear access and a north facing established garden, the extension comprises an open plan living area and kitchen, laundry, powder room, outdoor entertaining space, and a home office and library.

We weighed the need for a considered approach which respected the streetscape in the conservative area, whilst appreciating the requirement to add significant space to meet the client’s brief.

Creating a flat roof form allowed visual minimisation of the overall build and scale, whilst the incorporation of a cantilevered mezzanine, added much needed space as a home office and library, whilst also serving as a roof for the outdoor entertaining area. This mezzanine, perched above the kitchen and living and framed in oversized glass sustains this essential connection to busy family life below.

The large windows across the rear of the dwelling take full advantage of solar gain and light provided by a north facing aspect, whilst a large skylight bridges the new extension with the older part of the home. A key design element was the perforated steel staircase which added a subtle and undemanding form, appropriate for its dominant location in the extension.

“We loved the red brick wall that was part of the original home and wanted to keep it as a focal element to transition to the modern extension. We had to rebuild whole sections of the wall as it wasn’t structurally sound. Sourcing pallets of old bricks to ensure a texture and colour match was certainly a labour of love”, mentions Lead Architect, Don Iannicelli.

We are thrilled that the execution of this design was recognised in the 2021 Master Builder Awards, with the home winning in the category of renovation/addition over $1m.

Photography by Aaron Citti

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“We chose Glasshouse because we liked the way Don and his team listened carefully to us when putting together the design brief, and came up with a thoughtful and creative design that encompassed all that we wanted to achieve. Creating a modern addition to a heritage style home where the old and the new can make their own independent statements in an exciting and sympathetic manner without conflict is very challenging, and we think Glasshouse did this perfectly, with close attention to materials, textures and design detail. Glasshouse micro-managed the whole design, approvals and construction process in a highly efficient manner with excellent communication. Keeping the build close to the schedule despite the supply chain issues during COVID lockdowns is testimony to Glasshouse’s excellent organisation and project management skills. All aspects of the design and build were done to a very high standard. Having Glasshouse run with the whole project from design to completion made it so much easier for us and achieved a wonderful result that we are very happy with. We have no hesitation in recommending Glasshouse Projects”

Tony and Megan, Heathpool Extension & Renovation