Floodlight House
This modest extension to an existing 1920s residence, abutting the Sandy Bay Rivulet and Fitzroy Park, aimed to create a light and open space for a young family, and to improve visual and physical access to its extended garden setting. This was in stark contrast to the planning ‘flood overlay’ which called for the new addition to be raised further above the site it sought to connect with. To counter this, a series of stepping floor planes from the existing residence were proposed, leading through the new extension and down, to hover over the site. In this approach, the insular nature of the exisitng property has been allowed to be subverted, the neighboring gardens and rivulet are invited as extensions of the home, whilst the immediate backyard is no longer separate but integral.
Architect
Practice Team
Nathan Crump – Design Architect
Ryan Cawthorn – Project Architect
Paul Kaiser – Graduate of Architecture
Consultant / Construction Team
VO Projects – Builder
David Mckinnon – HSE – Engineer
Lee Tyers Building Surveying – Building Surveyor
Matt Sansom – Photographer
