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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Hawthorn House in Melbourne, Australia by Alexandra Buchanan ArchitectureDecember 11th, 2017 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Alexandra Buchanan Architecture The extension to this 1890’s single-fronted, weatherboard cottage in Hawthorne, Melbourne is an exercise in clever, compact planning that seamlessly weaves together traditional and contemporary architecture.  Image Courtesy © Alexandra Buchanan Architecture
 Image Courtesy © Alexandra Buchanan Architecture  Image Courtesy © Alexandra Buchanan Architecture The extension preserves the scale, materiality and character of the traditional Victorian frontage whilst introducing an elegant two-storey extension to the rear. A delicate screen of vertical timbers tempers light, view and privacy to create the characteristic ‘veil’ that encloses the upper level bedroom suite. The rhythmic timber screen becomes a unifying design element that extends into the interior in the form of a staircase balustrade. The balustrade screen visually animates an otherwise muted interior sensitively set within the historic shell.  Image Courtesy © Alexandra Buchanan Architecture  Image Courtesy © Alexandra Buchanan Architecture Light wells distributed across the roof plan sun-wash walls and flood the open planned interior with natural light. Double height spaces, established above the staircase and dining room table, create volumetric interest. Improved visual connections to the back garden evoke a sense of spatial generosity that far exceeds the modest dimensions of the home’s interior footprint.  Image Courtesy © Alexandra Buchanan Architecture
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