Hatherlie

by Andrew Simpson Architects

Hatherlie is a late 19th century terrace house of individual heritage significance, located in the inner city suburb of North Fitzroy. The house sits on a double width block at the bend of the street near the top of a hill, and is a distinct presence with a front garden lined with pencil pines. The additions include new living, kitchen, meals, laundry and study areas, while the front portion of the house was fully restored.

Landscape is a key component of the design, knitting the heritage building to the contemporary extensions. The built interventions incorporate a formal geometry that creates varied spatial experiences, expansion and contraction horizontally and vertically, reinforced by a series of stepped courtyards. The new living room extension mirrors the roof profile of the gabled roof of the front façade and becomes a raised platform, analogous to a hill, offering extended views to the garden.