The home now enjoys elevated ceiling heights, natural light from all directions, kitchen with generous storage and connection to the garden
The home now enjoys elevated ceiling heights, natural light from all directions, kitchen with generous storage and connection to the garden

Pleasant Avenue Project

Location

Pleasant Avenue, Erskineville

CategoryResidential

About This Project

This renovation project was originally hampered by the fact that the adjoining neighbour of the semi-detached dwelling did not consent to building onto the party/shared wall.

We were able to design a roof at the rear of the cottage that didn’t require us to touch this structure saving the client time, money and removing cause for concern of the neighbour.

Our brief was to bring a 1970’s renovated Victorian Era cottage into the 21st century, and to allow for guest accommodation above the existing garage on the rear lane.

The owners favourite room was the bathroom with the full width and full height window to the shower – it does face a blank wall.

When they sold it recently the realised sale price was far in excess of the owners and agents expectations.

Completed
2013
Price to build
$0.5m - $1m
Building style
Contemporary
Garage with upper floor study makes for enhanced flexibility. The owner had experience with skylight installation and used double glazed skylights for windows for improved environmental outcomes
A once dark jumble of spaces and low ceilings, is now full of light. By leaving the original roof profile to the boundary we didn't have to agree with the neighbour on extending the parti-wall
Freshene up bedroom areas and new flooring to replace rotten floorboards
Full height aluminium glass to the shower area

About the
Professional

Karmatecture
Karmatecture

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