EASTHAM STREET
THE PROJECT HAS RECEIVED THE FOLLWONG AWARDS
HOUSES AWARDS - COMMENDATION GARDEN OR LANDSCAPE
AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS VICTORIAN CHAPTER -
COMMENDATION FOR RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE HOUSES (ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS)
Cut. Carve. Reconsider.
The house sits firmly on the corner site. Double fronted, single-story Victorian. Its façade defined by the linear veranda denoting entrance. The side façade, flat and pragmatic, faces onto the one-way street. It’s a house with a past life. A house that remains within its existing footprint. Contained by the outline of past markings. These past markings provide parameters for reconsideration.
Eastham Street seeks to address how we build additions within inner suburban sites providing garden that benefits not only the resident but also the public realm of the street. The roof deck sits over the new garage, providing a private space with a public interface. The obligatory heritage setbacks define the constraints of the intervention. An addition that provides street presence, giving back rather than taking. A form that bookends the house but also folds with the house.
Accessed from the existing courtyard, the roof deck allows for a new garden to exist. The stainless-steel structure and mesh sculpt a collection of planter boxes reminiscent of the 17th Century craft associated with the making of trellis. These structures form the landscape intervention, providing greenery, addressing concerns of privacy and terminating the edge of the house while folding into the existing heritage form. The interior is redefined through joinery portals, reflected light from skylights above and folded ceilings.
