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Sorrento House
by Figureground Architecture

Words by James Lyall Smith
Photography by Derek Swalwell
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Living Spaces Are Connected Through A Long Bench That Provides For Daybeds, Seating, Tv And Fire Unit.
Through A Careful Analysis Of Both The Failures And Successes Of The Original Building, We Could Assist Them In Establishing A Comprehensive Brief.
Completing The Evolution Of The Existing Building Into A Contemporary Dwelling.
Additional Floor Area Has Been Minimized. At Ground Level, The Only Space Added Is A Multi Functional Kid’s Bunkroom.
Bedrooms Have Been Enhanced With Simplified Joinery And Full Height Doors.
Eschewing The ‘box On The Back’ Approach, A Series Of Considered Interventions Have Stitched Together Old And New.
First Floor Living Has Been Expanded Out, Yet Remains Within The Height Confines Of The Existing Roof Structure.
Formally, New Works To The Base Continue The Language Of The Original Grey Blockwork Whilst The Modified Upper Level Introduces A New Lightweight.
Glazing Is Deliberately Located To Frame Unique Views Rather Than Provide Panoramas.
The Challenge Was To Find A Way To Both Re Organise Space And A Create A Coherent And Seamless Language Within The Constraints Of An Idiosyncratic
The Existing Carport Has Been Filled In With Concealed Service Areas And Improved Circulation.
The Original ‘split Face’ Block Base Is Kept And Additional Spaces Are Grafted On Within An Enveloping Timber Skin.
This Project Required The Renovation Of A 1980s Beach House On The Mornington Peninsula.
The Main Bedroom And Ensuite Have Been Discreetly Tucked Behind Living Spaces, Overlooking The Bush Block Beyond.
The Kitchen Appears As A Central Bench; Acting As Social Knuckle To Interior Space With The New, Protected External Deck Bbq Area.
Living Spaces Are Connected Through A Long Bench That Provides For Daybeds, Seating, Tv And Fire Unit.
Completing The Evolution Of The Existing Building Into A Contemporary Dwelling.
Bedrooms Have Been Enhanced With Simplified Joinery And Full Height Doors.
First Floor Living Has Been Expanded Out, Yet Remains Within The Height Confines Of The Existing Roof Structure.
Glazing Is Deliberately Located To Frame Unique Views Rather Than Provide Panoramas.
The Existing Carport Has Been Filled In With Concealed Service Areas And Improved Circulation.
The Original ‘split Face’ Block Base Is Kept And Additional Spaces Are Grafted On Within An Enveloping Timber Skin.
The Kitchen Appears As A Central Bench; Acting As Social Knuckle To Interior Space With The New, Protected External Deck Bbq Area.
Living Spaces Are Connected Through A Long Bench That Provides For Daybeds, Seating, Tv And Fire Unit.
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