By Bennett Murada Architects
The challenging site for this project addresses the apex of a sharp corner in the road and falls steeply away towards the harbour at the rear. The existing mid century brick cottage had great bones and so became the foundation for the new design.
Year
2018
Location
Northbridge, NSW
The brief for a four bedroom home was met by organising the living and sleeping spaces over three levels, connected by a skylit circulation spine which links all parts of the home, from front door through to rear spaces, to the tree top views beyond.
A robust palette of hardwood, stone and zinc characterises both the internal and external expression of the house, which sits comfortably within its urban bushland setting. The living spaces have been conceived to encourage a blurred line between inside and outside at every opportunity.
Our architecture is about simple things executed beautifully. While our buildings may look different to each other, they all embody the same principles of sensual experience, sustainability, honesty of materials, construction credibility and distinction.
We are positive, responsive, and easy to work with. We gauge success by consistently developing successful ongoing relationships with those involved in our projects. We understand that an important part of our role is leading, motivating and igniting a sense of ownership across the design team. Experience has taught us that best results are achieved when all stakeholder contexts are aligned, communication is open and clear, expert input is integrated accurately, and mutual respect is won.
There is little room for ego at BMA. Our design process is genuinely collaborative, with Project Directors engaging with our broadly skilled and experienced team of 15 staff to deliver richly diverse and unique projects every time.
We also actively promote working in a collaborative environment with our clients, authorities, consultants, builders, suppliers and other team members to arrive at are fined, efficient and beautiful result.
We value not only innovative and inspirational design at a project’s inception, but rigour, clarity and accuracy during our design development, documentation, tender and construction processes.
We are skilled in the art of balancing aspirations and pragmatics, and consider cost, programme and build ability integral to the design development process. We test our design decisions against these parameters regularly and actively promote the same within the design team.
We are successfully engaged in a broad range of project types and scales, including houses, urban housing, commercial and industrial projects, and resort hospitality.