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.
Luigi Rosselli Architects, Loggia in Arcadia, Paddington, New South Wales, Australia. Ground and first floor plans
Luigi Rosselli Architects, Loggia in Arcadia, Paddington, New South Wales, Australia. Sketch
Luigi Rosselli Architects, Loggia in Arcadia, Paddington, New South Wales, Australia. Sketch
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