The new stair against the rough original wall, with the timber seat built in. Alexandria.

Projects · Alexandria · Heritage terrace, rebuilt from within

The city, kept at the front door

The new stair against the rough original wall, with the timber seat built in.

Behind the old brick,
winter sun on dark timber:
the city, far off.

A small inner-city terrace with a protected heritage façade and original brickwork. Working with the client’s architect, we rebuilt it from within.

The brief was light, privacy and quiet in a home that sits metres from the street. The new stair rises through a rendered volume with a timber seat built into it; the old wall stays rough beside it. Black joinery, a full timber shelving wall in the kitchen, and an attic bedroom tucked under the rake with a window into the trees.

The stair rising through the rendered volume. Alexandria. — The stair rising through the rendered volume.

Kitchen with the full timber shelving wall and black island. Alexandria. — Kitchen with the full timber shelving wall and black island.

Attic bedroom, joinery under the rake and the window into the trees. Alexandria. — Attic bedroom, joinery under the rake and the window into the trees.

Study nook, a timber desk set into the black joinery. Alexandria. — Study nook, a timber desk set into the black joinery.

Stair tread with the light beneath, timber and black. Alexandria. — Stair tread with the light beneath, timber and black.

Freestanding bath and walk-in shower with window light. Alexandria. — Freestanding bath and walk-in shower with window light.

The narrow bathroom: checkerboard floor and white subway tile, old meeting new. Alexandria. — The narrow bathroom: checkerboard floor and white subway tile, old meeting new.

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