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PROJECT OVERVIEW

Rear Ground Floor Extension

A narrow-lot rear extension that replaces a fragmented back-of-house layout with a calm kitchen, dining and family zone connected directly to the rear garden.

Location
Chatswood, NSW
Design Focus
Rear Ground Floor Extension
Design Approach
Full-Width Rear Addition
Completion Time
16 Weeks
Completed rear ground floor extension in Chatswood After
Original home before the rear ground floor extension Before

Full-Width Living Zone

A project-specific design response developed around the retained home and its everyday use.

Indoor–Outdoor Connection

A project-specific design response developed around the retained home and its everyday use.

Garden Connection

A project-specific design response developed around the retained home and its everyday use.

Warm Material Palette

A project-specific design response developed around the retained home and its everyday use.

Space Planning

See where the original home is retained, reconfigured and extended toward the rear garden.

Original Layout
Original Layout for Rear Ground Floor Extension Chatswood
New Layout
New Layout for Rear Ground Floor Extension Chatswood

THE BUILD PROCESS

The Extension Journey

A typical pathway from design and approvals through construction and final handover.

  1. 1

    Planning

    Rear Ground Floor Extension Planning stage
  2. 2

    Approvals

    Rear Ground Floor Extension Approvals stage
  3. 3

    Demolition

    Rear Ground Floor Extension Demolition stage
  4. 4

    Structure & Frame

    Rear Ground Floor Extension Structure & Frame stage
  5. 5

    Roof & Windows

    Rear Ground Floor Extension Roof & Windows stage
  6. 6

    Fit-Out

    Rear Ground Floor Extension Fit-Out stage
  7. 7

    Completion

    Rear Ground Floor Extension Completion stage

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PROJECT OUTCOME

Designed for Everyday Living

A restrained rear addition that gives an established Chatswood home a generous everyday living space without losing the scale and privacy of its narrow suburban setting.

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