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A modernist box dropped onto a historic Federation house to provide a suite of rooms for a growing family. Read more
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A striking Art Deco addition to a historic Federation house, featuring a prefabricated modernist box that enhances family living with spacious rooms and a unique play area for three boys, completed in 2015.

A modernist box dropped onto a historic Federation house to provide a suite of rooms for a growing family. 

A highly contrasting addition, in the manner of a modernist box is dropped on a historic federation house.  The upper floor additions provide a suite of rooms for 3 boys, including a large play space.  Zinc cladding gives a strong grain of exquisite surface texture.  Horizontal and vertical lines into which windows are carefully located.  Internally the stairwell and hall open up the roof space to present a complex and large volume height above a canyon-like hall.  The final connection between existing and addition is made by an exquisitely detailed, perforated metal stair whose sheer translucency reveals the drama of this space.  The addition was prefabricated and craned into its location minimising the amount of time clients were out of their homes. 

Project Type: Addition
Location : Jarrad St, Cottesloe

Builder: NEXUS;
Status: Completed (2015).


Completed
2015
Price range
$0.5m - $1m
Building style
Art Deco
1250h 9m

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“Nathan Steele from Steelehouse Architects was our preferred architect for our recently completed major home extension in Mount Hawthorn, Perth. Steelehouse provided a full-service including design, documentation and quality review during construction. We cannot speak highly enough of Nathan and his team' sensitivity and ability to meeting our requirements whilst ensuring a sophisticated and exceptional design. The design process was thorough yet very enjoyable and personable - addressing cost and buildability at every turn. They also managed submission of the DA, costings and compliance. Steelehouse are highly accomplished architects offering great value for money - but more than that - our home has become a place of deep joy, beauty and satisfaction for the whole family. They have an eye for form, materiality and detail that we truly appreciate only now at completion. Everyone in our community have provided very positive responses to the dynamic and interesting design. The speed with which we completed the project is a testament to the well considered construction documentation and site communication with trades. Equally the project came in exactly on budget - a great relief to us as owners. We are overjoyed with the process and outcome for what was a large scale project considering the budget, We have no reservation in recommending Steelehouse Architects and would be happy to be contacted privately to discuss in more detail.”

Damien Pericles

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