Loggia in Arcadia

Luigi Rosselli adds a new loggia to a Gothic Revival villa in the suburb of Paddington, Australia, mixing modernity with the heritage of the context and reusing traditional building details next to contemporary materials.

Luigi Rosselli Architects, Loggia in Arcadia, Paddington, New South Wales, Australia
Arcadia is a mythological place of peace and pastoral happiness, and one can find a Victorian villa named Arcadia in a tranquil street in the suburb of Paddington, on the city fringes of Sydney and walking distance from Centennial Park.
This Gothic Revival villa is wedged between rows of terrace houses, hidden from the street, and by the happy accident of a Victorian land surveyor, conceals an unusually large and lush garden at the rear of the property.
Luigi Rosselli Architects, Loggia in Arcadia, Paddington, New South Wales, Australia
Luigi Rosselli Architects, Loggia in Arcadia, Paddington, New South Wales, Australia

The new additions open a dialogue with the filigree of the traditional Victorian front veranda and the ashlar masonry pattern of its walls without imitating the materials. The new loggia or upper floor balcony is clad with a finely detailed wall of shutters and elaborate cantilevered timberwork.  Below a monolithic exposed concrete wall, formed by seasoned timber planks, provides a contrasting base to the loggia.

The mix of modernity with the heritage of the context and the reuse of traditional building details next to contemporary materials is a vibrant new approach to provide new life to tired old buildings.


Loggia in Arcadia, Paddington, New South Wales, Australia
Program: single-family house
Architects: Luigi Rosselli
Project Architects: James Horler, Joanna Bridle
Landscape Architect: Secret Gardens of Sydney
Structural Engineers: Geoff Ninnes Fong & Partners
Hydraulic Consultant: Charles Blunt for Rooney & Bye (Australia) Pty Ltd
Interior Designer: Romaine Alwill for Alwill Interiors
Builder: Paul King Pty Ltd 
Joiner: Sydney Joinery
Completion: 2015

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