Renovated Stables
by Renato D'Ettorre Architects
These beautiful heritage style stables have been converted by Renato D’Ettorre Architects into a practical and stylish guest quarters for the the occupants of the equally stunning Italianate House in the Sydney suburb of Surry Hills.
Renato D’Ettorre and his team were tasked with reconstructing the 1860’s sandstone stables to help accommodate guests to the Italianate House. The client also had a vision of the stables one day becoming home to retired parents so the studio had to design an end product that was practical as well as stylish. Ultimately the design generates a sense of wonder and awe both inside and out encouraging guests to explore and enjoy the various spaces with multiple sensory experiences and emotions. The stables have become a place of silence and contemplation, through calming and restrained aesthetics that will serve all visitors and members of the extended family well into the 21st Century.
The Renovated Stables of the Italianate House have become a dialogue between the structure and the rich context of the site, characterised as rustic charm, with the new work, having a relationship between the warmth of the old materials and the simplicity of the modern. The final outcome of the conversion presents the benefits of the measures undertaken in preserving and reinterpreting history whilst accommodating modern life without sacrificing either objective.
The stunning sandstone stables complement the rustic aesthetic of the main homestead and ensure that guests of the family are left feeling the sense of community and homliness experienced by the occupants of the main house. The stables have been transformed into a sensory experience that allows guests to live within a true part of Sydney’s architectural history.
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