Culverden, circa 1900, is a highly-crafted Italianate style house in Mount Stuart. The family’s design brief was for their home to be ‘engulfed by their garden’. Our response was to design a two-storey green-house style glass extension, with a private suite contained in a floating box.
The ‘greenhouse’ allows clear views to the family’s expansive garden, and to Hobart and the River Derwent beyond. The new living area can be opened to the terrace via sliding doors, while the parents’ private space hovers above. Floors peel back slightly revealing glimpses between the upper and lower levels, and light floods through the house.
The design provides an extension fit for contemporary living that sits respectfully beside this beautifully intact circa 1900 house.
You can read more about the project here and here.
Awards
2020 Tasmanian Architecture Awards The Henry Hunter Triennial Prize
2019 Tasmanian Architecture Awards The Roy Sharrington Smith Award for Heritage
2019 Tasmanian Architecture Awards Award for Residential Architecture Houses Alterations and Additions
2019 Tasmanian Architecture Awards Colorbond Award for Steel Architecture
2019 Houses Awards Commendation for House in a Heritage Context
Photos by Adam Gibson
