McPhail House

McPhail House embodies a modest yet resolute approach, seeing a subtle extension to the rear of an existing heritage cottage. Drawing inspiration from layered and rich history of the existing home, the resulting materials and formal silhouette continue a similar story in place, through a contemporary lens. In preserving the overall streetscape and its placement amongst the other row houses, the addition is deliberately recessive, blackened to create a hierarchy from approach. As its own new form yet distinctly connected to the original, the modern elements make a statement of their own while still sitting modestly on site. Located in Essendon, and as the result of overcoming the existing scaled one-level weatherboard cottage form, the site becomes better activated, expanding the useable floor space notably. Using the existing slope of the roof as a guide, the extruded form is expanded to the rear, widening to make better use of the site. Location - Essendon, VIC Building Design & Interiors - Design by AD   Construction - Align Concepts   Photography - Tatjana Plitt   Landscape Architecture - KPLA (Kate Patterson Landscape Architects)   Landscape Construction - Landspace Constructions