Ian Moore Architects

Hugo’s House

Hugo’s House

Ian Moore Architects

Hugo’s House
© Clinton Weaver

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Cantilever Consulting Engineers

MANUFACTURERS
Cult

FURNITURE
Cult Design

PRINCIPAL ARCHITECT
Ian Moore

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
Outdoor Establishments

TEAM MEMBER
Jessica Van-young

BUILDING CERTIFIER
Residential Certifying

BUILDER
Mih Built

STYLIST
Tess Strelein

PHOTOGRAPHS
Clinton Weaver

COST PER M2
$7,272.00

SITE AREA
134 M2

AREA
115 M²

YEAR
2024

LOCATION
Glebe, Australia

CATEGORY
Houses, Extension

Hugo’s House
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Text description provided by architect.

This project involved alterations and additions to one of a row of 6 identical Victorian terrace houses, which have a cross stair between the two original bedrooms on the upper level.

The cross stair typology makes opening up the front two rooms on the lower level to form a large living and dining space more difficult, so it was decided instead to create more living space in a new rear extension.

Hugo’s House
© Clinton Weaver
Hugo’s House
© Clinton Weaver

The former rear extension, containing the kitchen and laundry had a poor connection to the rear courtyard and was demolished to make way for a new extension, which also included a new bedroom on the upper level.

Located in a Heritage Conservation Area, the local Council wanted the new work to be clearly differentiated from the original house.

Hugo’s House
© Clinton Weaver
Hugo’s House
© Clinton Weaver

The new work is expressed as a two storey lightweight, steel framed and clad structure, with steel framed windows, contrasting with the rendered brickwork of the original house.

The new steel framed windows and doors open the house to both the rear and side courtyards, with the side courtyard landscaped along its full length with grey aluminium planters, due to the presence of a large concrete footing for the boundary wall preventing any excavation.

Hugo’s House
© Clinton Weaver
Hugo’s House
© Clinton Weaver
Hugo’s House
© Clinton Weaver

On the upper level the former rear bedroom has been converted to two bathrooms, one an ensuite to the main bedroom, which has a skylight over the shower to flood the windowless space with light.

Cork flooring is used in the new extension of the lower level, to visually relate to the colour of the timber floor of the original house.

Kitchen joinery is a pale grey to match the steel framed doors and has a mirrored splash back to reflect the planting in the side courtyard.

Hugo’s House
© Clinton Weaver
Hugo’s House
© Clinton Weaver
Hugo’s House
© Clinton Weaver

Terrazzo tiles and Japanese finger tiles have been used for bathrooms, with the terrazzo tiles also used in the rear courtyard.


Hugo’s House
© Clinton Weaver
Hugo’s House
© Clinton Weaver
Hugo’s House
© Clinton Weaver
Hugo’s House
© Clinton Weaver
Hugo’s House
© Clinton Weaver
Hugo’s House
© Clinton Weaver


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