Rezone
Houzz at a GlanceWho lives here: Jodie McGregor, Stuart White, and their children, Pirra, Remi and Carter.Location: Drummoyne, NSWSize: 5 bedrooms, 2 bathroomsDesign: Vanessa Wegner Architect“The vision behind the renovation was to create a warm, welcoming home to last the family many years, incorporating contemporary architecture that would integrate with the outdoor living space,” says Wegner.A magnificent frangipani tree became the feature and inspiration for the design, as it dictated the orientation of kitchen, living area, outdoor deck and the open pavilion behind the pool. Stools: Great Dane Furniture; range hood: Qasair
Designed as a forever home, the couple focused on quality materials, such as steel, concrete, hardwood, glass, marble and stone, to provide them with the strength and form, as well as contemporary style, that appealed to them.The architect retained four rooms at the front of the house, three kids’ bedrooms and a fourth as a second lounge room. Beyond this the newly extended living space steps down from the original ground-floor level to follow the slope of the site and to allow it to flow step-free into the garden.
The kitchen/living space features a polished-concrete floor as thermal mass that takes advantage of its northern orientation, remaining warm in the winter and offering a cool retreat in the hotter months. The beautiful kitchen joinery is a mixture of navurban timber panels and white polyurethane cabinets, bringing a complementary warmth to the cool Carrara marble island bench and concrete flooring. Dining chairs: Barnaby Lane; dining table: Mark Tuckey; Verner Panton Globe light: Vampt Vintage Design; rooster painting: Craig Waddell
At the rear of the pool the level of the land was raised and a simple pavilion structure was built, with a timber floor that floats over the pool. “You can’t help imagining you’re on a luxury island resort when you step into this pavilion,” says Wegner. And with an outdoor shower to add to the holiday vibe, it’s certainly a dreamy setting that captures the imagination.
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