NORTHBRIDGE HOUSE

Completed 2024

Significant alterations and additions to a dwelling house on a steep slope in Sydney's picturesque North Shore.

A dramatic skillion roof rakes up to address the street with a rooftop planter softening the built forms below. A steel ribbon awning sweeps around the facade, and terminates into a bay window which offers a glimpse inside.⁣ A natural material palette of sandstone, timber, steel and glass are a nod towards the Sydney School approach developed in the surrounding suburbs in the 1960s & 1970s.⁣⁣

The altered entry mezzanine provides a grand sense of arrival with a sinuous circular stair providing the link to the Living space below. New steel framed doors veil a new wine cellar beyond and the raked skillion roof allows for a glimpse of the new garden atop of the garage. ⁣

The rear elevation seeks to balance opening to the generous views over Northbridge baths, whilst also providing a layered screen from the abundant Northern sun.

BLa team members: Rebekah Munro & Blake Letnic

Interior Design: Studio Trio

Builder: TPS & Co Construction

Structural Engineer: Structure Consulting

Photography: Pablo Veiga

Stylist: Atelier Lab