Yarra Street House / Julie Firkin Architects

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Abbotsford, Australia
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Yarra Street House  / Julie Firkin Architects - Windows, Facade
© Christine Francis

Text description provided by the architects. The clients, a professional couple with a large, combined family, wanted contemporary addition to their suburban weatherboard cottage which would allow them to indulge in their love of gardening and allow them to cook and entertain in style.

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The design is a creative response to passive solar principles, which was a challenge as the extension is to the south of the existing house. A sun-court allows sunlight to penetrate the new living spaces from the north in winter, and serves to separate the new addi­tion from the old house so that it reads as a clearly articulated pavilion in a garden.

Yarra Street House  / Julie Firkin Architects - Countertop, Beam, Deck
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A number of dining and entertaining spaces work off the hub of the kitchen which is designed to show off the home-cook in her or his best light.

Yarra Street House  / Julie Firkin Architects - Table, Windows, Chair, Facade, Countertop
© Christine Francis


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Cite: "Yarra Street House / Julie Firkin Architects" 16 Jan 2014. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/467078/yarra-street-house-julie-firkin-architects> ISSN 0719-8884

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