This small residential project explores the uniquely Australian architectural typology of the ‘Backyard Reno(vation)’. Grated onto the rear of a 1930’s brick bungalow this design reinterprets the local architectural tradition of the addition or ‘lean to’. Stretching over the length of the site the new space deflects in plan and section towards the northern sun. The bullnose like roof form of the addition wraps back above the floor level capturing a new volume, which opens to the garden and hovers providing a shelf for the hifi and an external seat to enjoy those late sunny Perth afternoons. This dynamic spatial quality contrasts the stiffness of the original dwelling; a constructed suburban Jekyll and Hyde.

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