Carlisle Street

by Sans-Arc

From the Interior Designer

The Carlisle Street extension is a venture into a novel Australian vernacular. Acquainted materials and shape are used with higher attention to context and flaccid design, investigating a vernacular for the modern day. The extension is controlled and meek; a capacity of space that is light-filled and spacious yet isolated.

From the Interior Designer

The project called for a fresh, light-filled extension, chiefly comprising kitchen, living and dining and outdoor areas. The client was leaning towards a Scandinavian aesthetic look, but also wanted to take into consideration context. This catalyzed the investigation into a ‘modern-vernacular’ where the historical style of Adelaide housing was to be inferred in a modern context and environmentally conscious manner. Familiar Australian materials were utilized including sustainably sourced timber. Steel use was minimized and the program looked to streamline the extension down to its essential elements. The result was a solo capacity of space that is malleable and enough for a family. The main test was to produce something that looked ‘Australian’ while resolving the old issue of Australian houses having meager environmental performance. Reverse brick veneers form a well-insulated cover and Hydronic-underfloor heating keeps the place warm during winter. The clean gable ceiling is in tension with the natural ventilation, which pulls in cool air from the south and expels North and West at high levels.