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On the verge of selling the property the owners dislike for the home turned to genuine passion after they returned from a visit to Los Angeles and were inspired by a renovation they had seen there on a 1960's house.
Fundamentally modernist design principles are evident in the this house.
Originally the house was the work of George Reves a lesser known but succesful architect in Sydney's eastern suburbs.
The modifications by De La Vega concentrated upon simplifying the cluttered internal foloor plan, extending to the ground to accommodate a new kitchen and laundry, replacing the
windows and extensive landscaping.
Mechanised solar shading was incorporated into the westerly facing windows.
Modifications made to the upstairs have had a tremendous effect.
The breathtaking view now visible was previously blocked by the rear wall of the original second bedroom. Its removal offered the dual advantage of alleviating the gun barrel effect of the existing long corridor and visually connecting the harbour views to the west with the garden to the east.
Once the layers of decoration, colour, patterns and angles were removed, the house immediately took on a new persona that sat comfortably with the original intent of the structure
The sophisticated heritage revamp of a Sydney harbourside
property by Architect Lynette de la Vega pays homage to the
clean modernist lines of the building's original inspiration.
According to de la Vega the harbour location was a striking feature of the property but the architecture had many confused elements, despite the strong modernist lines.
"My solution opened the house to the natural light and the view, connecting it to the landscape and pool, through a redesign of the walls, windows, doors, finishes and landscape.
I consciously created similar functions for the spaces in the original layout and the planning and volumes emerged as a direct response to
the client's lifestyle."
The condition of the 1959 house was extremely run down and because of the constricted architecture, it had the feeling of an
apartment, rather than a house.
The house was extended towards the rear to accommodate a kitchen/family/laundry area and this provided an element of grounding with a view into the rear courtyard and neighbouring
castle grounds.
On the harbourside, the terraces were extended, rebuilt and reworked to respond to the renewed sense of openness and flow of the new interior.
The external stairs to the pool were rebuilt in
conjunction with the relevelling of the poolside
garden that was previously unusable.
The house is uniquely transparent with most of the western elevation facing the view in glass.
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