Castlecrag house
This is an extension and renovation to a 1950’s house in Castlecrag, Sydney. It had to be a modest, restrained addition as it sat between to important houses designed by Walter Burley Griffin.
It is a simple kitchen / dining / living space with a planted green roof. There are oversized doors that open up to the north and a small pool that sits to the west.
Timber awning to allow winter sun and block summer sun
Cedar batten awning
Planted roof an sun screen
Low maintenance plants in green roof
Glass louvres from the bedroom looking onto planted roof
Leicht kitchen and great landscaping by the owner and his son
Opening the living space up to the north west
LED strip lights in the steel awning structure
AC grille used as the exhaust vent for the cooktop
Leicht kitchen from Germany
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