Long Courtyard House is a contemporary addition to a turn-of-the-century terrace house in inner Sydney. Scale Architecture reorients the typical courtyard to the side of the house to bring in North light and create indoor/outdoor living.
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By reorienting the courtyard to the side of block, the project challenges the typical terrace configuration. It creates a north-facing side garden extending the full length of the addition.
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The project is a compact building with a slender footprint, where each interior space relates to a new garden room. An equivalency of interior and exterior space is created, expanding the spatial relationship beyond the building envelope.
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The addition is made up of two pure forms, each addressing its own garden. The concrete volume on the ground floor opens north to the long garden court, while a cantilevered timber box floating above opens east to a roof garden.
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These discrete forms define the spatial arrangement - living takes place on the ground floor, inside the solid and elemental concrete form, while bedrooms are contained in the lightweight timber box above.
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