THOSE建筑事务所的迷你塔楼加建方案解决了 “搬家还是改善？”的难题，将一个普通的郊区平房变成了一个多功能的庭院式住宅。

A mini tower addition by THOSE Architects solves the ‘move or improve?’ dilemma, turning a modest suburban bungalow into a versatile courtyard home.

场地。一座20世纪50年代的单层砖砌平房，位于悉尼绿树成荫的Lane Cove郊区的一个形状怪异的坡地上。项目简介。随着他们的家庭对这栋古朴的中世纪平房的不满，我们的客户希望为他们的两个女儿各安排一间卧室和一间娱乐室，独立但仍与生活区相连。在室外，他们希望有一个小游泳池，并与花园有更多有意义的联系。

The site. A 1950s single-storey brick bungalow on an oddly shaped, sloping site in the leafy Sydney suburb of Lane Cove. The brief. With their family outgrowing the quaint mid-century bungalow, our clients wanted a bedroom for each of their two young girls and a rumpus room, separate but still connected to the living area. Outside they wanted a small swimming pool and more meaningful connections to the garden.

建筑师的回应。我们的方法是拆除后方一个设计不良的附加建筑，但保留并恢复原来充满魅力的平房。我们在后部的西角增加了一个新的砖砌 “塔楼”，它只占很小的面积，但提供了相当大的额外空间：楼上有两间卧室和浴室，楼下有一个休闲室、洗衣房和客人浴室。

The architect’s response. Our approach was to remove a poorly designed existing add-on at the rear, but retain and revive the original charm-filled bungalow. We added a new brick ‘tower’ at the rear western corner, which occupies only a small footprint but delivers considerable extra space: two bedrooms and bathroom upstairs, plus a rumpus, laundry and guest bathroom downstairs.

塔楼将房子重新配置成L型，帮助它完全围绕一个新的朝北的庭院，从客厅和公厕都可以进入。由于它被固定在西部边界，塔楼使生活区向北采光，并从新的卧室捕捉到城市的区域景观。

The tower reconfigures the house into an L-shape, helping it hinge entirely around a new north-facing courtyard, which is accessed from both the living room and rumpus. Because it’s anchored to the western boundary, the tower opens the living area up to north light, and captures district views to the city from its new bedrooms.

作为对塔楼的回应，我们雕刻了倾斜的场地，利用新的高架游泳池的一面墙将庭院包裹起来，作为一个遮蔽的中央 “场所”，主要的生活/厨房区域（老房子）和公厕（在塔楼）在这里连接。砖和裸露的混凝土等坚固的材料给平房带来了和谐与对比，而新的硬木地板则是新旧室内的桥梁。修复的原始细节包括精心设计的檐口、朱丽叶式阳台和主卧室的圆形凸窗。这些装饰艺术特色的圆润线条成为我们引入的新细节的主题，包括塔楼的牛角砖和木制栏杆，以及客厅的雕刻天花板，它在拱形天窗下展开，使房间温和地沐浴在光线中。

In response to the tower, we sculpted the sloping site, using one wall of the new raised swimming pool to encapsulate the courtyard as a sheltered central ‘place’, where the main living/kitchen area (of the old house) and the rumpus (in the tower) connect. Robust materials of brick and exposed concrete bring both harmony and contrast to the bungalow, while new hardwood flooring bridges the old and new interiors. Restored original details include elaborate cornices, a Juliette balcony and circular bay window in the main bedroom. The rounded lines of these Art Deco features became a motif for new details we introduced, including the tower’s bullnosed brick corners and timber balustrade, and the living room’s sculpted ceiling which unfolds under a vaulted skylight, to gently bathe the room in light.

可持续的设计特点。
阳光控制–主要的窗户在宽大的屋檐下朝向北方。加建的塔楼阻挡了西方刺眼的阳光。
交叉通风–主要房间的双窗向东北风开放。南侧被 “关闭”，不受西南风的影响。
热量 – 混凝土地板和砖墙有助于全年被动地加热和冷却房屋。

Sustainable design features.
Solar control – main windows are oriented north under wide eaves. The tower addition blocks harsh western sun.
Cross ventilation – principal rooms have dual windows open to the north-easterly breeze. The south side is ‘shut down’ from the southwesterlies.
Thermal mass – concrete floors and brick walls help passively heat and cool the house year-round.

Architects: Those Architects
Area: 185 m²
Year: 2019
Photographs: Luc Remond
Manufacturers: Bona, Artemide, Austral Bricks, Cult, Dulux, Hub Furniture, Parisi, Sussex Taps, Warwick Fabrics, Abbey Fireplaces, Academy Tiles, Anibou, Artedomus, B&W Windows, Euroluce, Gibbon Group, Grazia and Co, HAY Store, JSB LIGHTING, Koskela, +8
Builder: Harding & Lindsay Building
Stormwater: ITM Design
Design Team:Simon Addinall, Ben Mitchell, Emiliano Miranda, Luke Hallaways
Architects:THOSE Architects
Styling:Felicity Ng
Engineer:Harrison & Morris Consultancy Pty Ltd
City:Sydney
Country:Australia