The design aims to create a private residence that makes full use of its garden and rear lane, while also revealing and highlighting its historical character. The plan is spread across three bedrooms, including a parent’s retreat with an ensuite and walk-through robe, a study, a children’s attic room, and an open-plan kitchen and living area that extends to an outdoor entertaining space.

One of the main challenges was working with the site’s extreme narrowness and the constraints of the Heritage Conservation Area, which required a careful approach to expanding the home while respecting the scale and bulk in relation to the streetscape and neighbouring properties. The solution involved constructing a second pavilion at the rear, offset from the original heritage section of the house. This approach discreetly conceals the new two-storey structure from the street, while delicately linking it to the old part of the house. The design introduces opportunities for natural light, ventilation, and views of a nearby tree canopy into the more enclosed areas of the home.

Building within the roof space of the heritage terrace allowed for the addition of a new bedroom and ample storage. The original party wall was stripped of paint to expose and highlight the original brickwork along the hallway. A mesh link-bridge and folding metal stair enhance the sense of lightness and playfulness in the dining room below, allowing daylight to shift dynamically throughout the day.