Sydney-based architectural practice Alexander - CO. is known for renovating period houses with a timeless elegance that respects their architectural heritage while espousing a contemporary sensibility. So it’s no surprise that when it came to the family home of Alexander - CO.’s Principal Jeremy Bull and partner and Marketing Director Tess Glasson and their four young sons, the renovation became a masterclass in design. Located in Bondi Junction, an eastern Sydney suburb, the Victorian semi-detached terrace house was highly dilapidated when the couple acquired it seven years ago. Three renovations later, the house has been reconfigured and expanded to four bedrooms and a new sunken lounge and dining area, but the project is far from over. As the team explains, “the home is a scaffold for ongoing change and the family has relished this fact”. Not only is the on-going project a reflection of the evolving family dynamics and growing family needs – with each renovation connected to a new offspring – it’s also an exploration of ‘the unfinished’ and the role of architecture as a form of education.

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Bondi Junction House by Alexander - CO. Photography by Anson Smart.

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Bondi Junction House by Alexander - CO. Photography by Anson Smart.

亚历山大的邦迪交界处

Bondi Junction House by Alexander - CO. Photography by Anson Smart.

Bondi Junction House by Alexander - CO. Photography by Anson Smart.

亚历山大的邦迪交界处

Inspired by the works of Alvar Aalto and Louis Kahn, the design of the house is underpinned by a loosely modernist philosophy, while the predominant use of locally available and low-cost pine and Carrara stone imbues the interiors with a Scandinavian sensibility. Taking advantage of the property’s sloped terrain, the team have experimented with internal level changes and changing internal volumes; a 5-metre-high sunken lounge and dining area, the product of the latest renovation, offers a respite from the more intimate spaces in the original building, while a new loft space constructed during the second renovation in the shape of an upturned hull of a yacht is the perfect playroom for the boys. In order to maximise space and exploit the site’s limited footprint, the house minimises circulation spaces in favour of rooms, with hallways re-imagined as compact sitting rooms.

受Alvar Aalto和Louis Kahn作品的启发，这座房子的设计以松散的现代主义哲学为基础，而当地可用的低成本松树和卡拉拉石的主要使用则使内部充满了斯堪的纳维亚的情感。 该小组利用该物业倾斜的地形，进行了内部水平变化和内部体积变化的实验；一个5米高的下沉式休息室和餐厅，这是最新翻修的产物，可以从原来建筑中更私密的空间中得到喘息，而在第二次翻修期间建造的一个新的阁楼空间，其形状为一艘游艇的上翻船体，是男孩的完美游戏空间。 为了最大限度地利用空间和利用网站有限的足迹，房子尽量减少流通空间，以利于房间，走廊被重新定义为紧凑的客厅。

Bondi Junction House by Alexander - CO. Photography by Anson Smart.

Bondi Junction House by Alexander - CO. Photography by Anson Smart.

亚历山大的邦迪交界处

Bondi Junction House by Alexander - CO. Photography by Anson Smart.

Bondi Junction House by Alexander - CO. Photography by Anson Smart.

While the most reconstructive work took place during the initial renovation, the most ambitious gesture was the extension of the kitchen during the third renovation with the addition of a new laundry, sunken lounge and dining area, and a mezzanine store room to house the growing family’s increasing number of skateboards, surfboards and bicycles. With four children to contend with, the timber floors were replaced with stone tiles, stone skirting boards and stone door thresholds for increased robustness, with a leather banquette lining the conversation pit adding softer textures.

 虽然最具重建性的工作是在最初的翻修期间进行的，但最雄心勃勃的姿态是在第三次翻修期间扩建厨房，增加了一个新的洗衣房、下沉式休息室和餐厅，以及一个夹层储藏室，以容纳越来越多的家庭滑板、冲浪板和自行车。 有四个孩子要对付，木材地板被石头瓷砖，石头踢脚板和石门阈值取代，以提高稳健性，与皮革栏杆衬里的谈话坑增加了更软的纹理。

Bondi Junction House by Alexander - CO. Photography by Anson Smart.

Bondi Junction House by Alexander - CO. Photography by Anson Smart.

亚历山大的邦迪交界处

Bondi Junction House by Alexander - CO. Photography by Anson Smart.

Bondi Junction House by Alexander - CO. Photography by Anson Smart.

The house’s “non-static state of ‘completion’” is reflected not just in the three stages of the renovation but also by the quirky interiors with various finishes, materials and furniture that continue to evolve in tandem with the tastes and needs of its occupants. Making up the majority of internal finishes, low cost pine structures and exposed pine ply sheeting are complemented by Carrara tiles in various formats and sizes in bathrooms, kitchen splash backs and floor surfaces. The materiality and imperfections of the low-cost materials, which also includes polished plaster and stucco, gives the home much of its spirit as well as teach a valuable lesson. “For the young children”, the team explains, “the home was to explain how it was built; to show its structural rhythms, to demonstrate how materials could be added to one another and result in spaces which are honest and often surprising”.

Bondi Junction House by Alexander - CO. Photography by Anson Smart.

Bondi Junction House by Alexander - CO. Photography by Anson Smart.

Bondi Junction House by Alexander - CO. Photography by Anson Smart.

亚历山大的邦迪交界处

Bondi Junction House by Alexander - CO. Photography by Anson Smart.

Bondi Junction House by Alexander - CO. Photography by Anson Smart.

亚历山大的邦迪交界处

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