Wisteria by Carter Williamson Architects

Wisteria by Carter Williamson Architects is a warm and welcoming family home that incorporates both modern and heritage architecture. Complemented with Dulux colours, the home offers its owners a warm and welcoming space to find respite, entertain and enjoy for years to come.

Located in a leafy suburb in the inner west of Sydney, Wisteria is a federation bungalow with a modern extension built at the rear. Guided by the idea of combining timber and white for the interior of Wisteria, Carter Williamson Architects worked in partnership with Dulux to choose colours for the home that felt effortless and cohesive. White surfaces create a billowy cloud-like feeling while timber walls create a cocooned atmosphere, and other colours connect to the outdoors.

Guided by the idea of combining timber and white for the interior of Wisteria, Carter Williamson Architects worked in partnership with Dulux to choose colours for the home that felt effortless and cohesive.

Embracing the heritage aspect of the home’s facade, Carter Williamson Architects answered the client’s brief of connecting the house to the rear garden by relocating the living spaces to the modern additions. Furthermore, the architect wanted to embrace the large Jacaranda tree in the backyard. From the moment the front door is opened, there is a light from the rear yard that pulls one through to the extensions. Complemented by Dulux paint, the Federation half of the home as well as the connective gally feature the reflective hue, Natural White. The staircase banisters are painted in Dulux White, allowing them to appear as though they float between the timber walls. Hidden just behind the stairs is the downstairs guest bathroom.

After passing an arched threshold in the heritage half of the home, one is lead into the modified living space, which offers views of the side yard and backyard. Separating the original home and modern addition are light wells that bring sunlight deep into Wisteria’s living spaces. To emphasise the difference between spaces, the new addition, which includes the kitchen, dining and additional living room, features Dulux Antique White USA. Within this volume, the architect has employed the use of polished concrete floors, timber feature walls and window frames, and marble kitchen countertops. With outlooks to the rear garden and majestic Jacaranda tree, the new addition to the home embodies the client’s desire to connect to outside and have a harmonious medium between the outdoors and in.

In partnership with Dulux, Carter Williamson Architects have turned Wisteria into a warm and welcoming home.

Upstairs, Carter Williamson Architects has designed a gallery space that opens up via a window and offers views down into the main living area. Off to the left-hand side of this is the primary bedroom space and other rooms. Though the original home is made of brick, the new additions represent a change in material and are primarily timber. Vertical lines within the wall that separates the living and kitchen create visual rhythm, while the Dulux paint complements the restrained palette of materials. Alongside the white and timber is Dulux Knapsack, which has been used across the joinery and in the study, adding a connection point to the greenery outside.

In partnership with Dulux, Carter Williamson Architects has turned Wisteria into a warm and welcoming family home that is filled with light and deep connections to its natural surrounds.

Architecture and interior design by Carter Williamson Architects. Build by Andrew Burton Construction. Landscape by Hugh Burnett. Engineering by Rebal Engineering. Joinery by Sublime Custom Cabinetry.