Sydney, Australia

Site size: 6,297 square feet

Project size: 3,143 square feet

Program: A four-bedroom house for a family of five.

Location: A suburban street in Sydney, Australia.

Solution: The two-story brick house is organized around a central interior courtyard, which is enclosed by the living and dining areas, with the master bedroom tucked into one corner. In back, a sliding glass door off the living room opens out to a garden. There are additional bedrooms and a playroom upstairs.

Construction methods: Load-bearing masonry; painted brickwork.

Architect:
Bennett and Trimble
Suite 6, Level 2, 24 Hickson Rd
Sydney NSW
Australia
+61299178700
office@bennettandtrimble.com

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Architect:
Bennett and Trimble
Suite 6, Level 2, 24 Hickson Rd
Sydney NSW
Australia
+61299178700
office@bennettandtrimble.com

Personnel in architect's firm who should receive special credit:
Marcus Trimble (registered architect)
Matthew Bennett (registered architect)
Collaborators: Erin Field

Interior designer:
Bennett and Trimble

Engineers:
Northern Beaches Engineers

General contractor:
Out N Up

Photographer(s):
Peter Bennetts

  

Products

Structural system
Load bearing masonry

Exterior cladding
Masonry:
Painted brickwork

Roofing
Metal:
Lysaght Longline

Windows
Metal frame:
AWS Elevate Aluminum Windows

Glazing
Glass:
Single, clear

Doors
Entrances:
Solid core pivot door

Wood doors:
solid core doors

Sliding doors:
solid core doors

Hardware
Other special hardware:
Madinoz

Interior finishes
Cabinetwork and custom woodwork:
Styline Kitchens

Paints and stains:
Dulux

Floor and wall tile:
Bathrooms - Vixel Glass Mosaic Tiles, Entry - Johnson glazed tile

Resilient flooring: Precision Flooring European Oak Engineered Flooring

Carpet:
Godfrey Hirst

Furnishings
Chairs:
Series 7 Fritz Hansen

Table:
Soverin Table, Andreu World

Sofa:
Arflex Marenco

Lighting
Interior ambient lighting:
Flos Pure Spot, Euroluce

Downlights:
Flos