Waverley House 3: An upper floor addition and alterations to a freestanding house and Workshops in Botany NSW

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BOTANY HOUSE 2

A freestanding timber house in Botany was substantially modified by adding an upper storey and creating an open plan living area downstairs. Three bedrooms, a bathroom and roof storage were added upstairs. The front two rooms remained substantially unaltered downstairs, with a study, living/dining/kitchen, bathroom and laundry being created toward the sunny rear yard. Exposed floor joists and dramatically dark timber flooring feature in the new open plan area. A sloping pergola shelters the main access to the rear yard.

An industrial building in the rear yard was converted to a workshop, by raising the roof height, adding a mezzanine with areas of glass flooring and replacing the stair with a BCA compliant stair. Tilt up glazed industrial doors replace the existing roller shutters. An industrial aesthetic was maintained in the workshop, which is now operating as a distillery.

Approval for this renovation was obtained from Botany Council in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. The project was tendered and the building contracts administered by Dunn Architects.

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Architect's impression of an upper floor addition clad in sheet and battens includes a small cantilever, giving a floating impression which adds to the distinction between new and historic portions of this Botany timber cottage.

An upper floor addition to a freestanding Botany house.

The original house had character, but was too small for the owners' family.

The north facing rear aspect of the renovations to this Botany house reflect the existing roof form while providing improved access to the back yard.

The Botany house provided limited views to the private rear garden and relatively restricted access.

Overhanging eaves provide shading on the north side of this Botany house. Windows are cedar.

The visual bulk of the upper floor addition to this Botany house is reduced by the use of different materials and colours and offset forms.

Industrial fold up glazed doors add to the industrial look of this Botany workshop. The roof was raised and an mezzanine level added.

The building was reclad in weatherboard, which was also used in various portions of the additional rooms. Corrugated roofing on the existing house was also used on the additions.

A sloped timber pergola shelters the doorways to the kitchen and laundry area. (centre) Skylights were added to the workshop (right)

Exposed floor joists are a feature of the design of the open plan area of this Botany house. Industrial themed light fittings complement the style of the workshop visible across the rear yard.

Concrete style reconstituted stone benchtops and splashbacks add to the industrial theme in this Botany house.

Concealed cavity sliding doors can isolate the Botany study for acoustic privacy. The doorway also provides a location for some steps down into the open plan room and rear yard beyond.

Bookshelves line the wall separating the study from the open plan living area. Concealed cavity sliding doors can separate these two area for acoustic privacy.

Windows on two sides and borrowed light from the hallway to the west (right) ensure that this Botany bathroom is well lit with natural light.

A new mezzanine level was made possible by raising the roof height of this Botany workshop. A new stairway was added along with BCA compliant balustrades in an industrial style. Glass flooring panels (centre) provide additional natural lighting to the deeper areas downstairs. Glass fold up doors ensure that the space is very well lit.