Picket House是一栋独立的爱德华时期的木制房屋的两层加建，位于Northcote的山顶上的一个转角处。房子的旧部分已被重新盖上屋顶并进行了内部升级，现在形成了睡眠区。新增加的部分有厨房、餐厅和起居室，沿南侧还有茶水间、化妆间和洗衣房。起居室是双高的，以最大限度地提高光线和体积。一楼有一个多功能的开放空间，并可通往外部露台。

Picket House is a two-storey addition to a freestanding Edwardian timber house, on a corner block, at the top of a hill in Northcote. The old part of the house has been re-roofed and internally upgraded and now forms the sleeping quarters. The new addition has a kitchen, dining, and living, with a pantry, powder room, and laundry along the southern side. The living area is double-height to maximize light and volume. The first floor has a multi-functional open space and access to an external deck.

业主Zoe和Merez是两个孩子的父母，他们的装修计划开始于一个简单的目标，他们想要一个后部的平台。现有的、破旧的70年代的简易房 “必须拆除”，通过扩大占地面积，形成了一个更加规范的方案；将业主的要求与功能方面以及他们对 “整体温暖感、体积和光线 “的渴望相结合。奥斯汀-梅纳德建筑事务所的典型做法是在方案和场地中寻找机会，寻求让人惊喜和愉悦的回应，而不是采用典型的住宅设计方法。在Picket House，诸如灵活的空间、入口、睡眠区和生活区的分离等建议，都是在设计过程中逐渐形成的。

The owners Zoe and Merez, parents of two young children, began their renovation plans with a simple aim, they wanted a rear deck. The existing, run-down 70s lean-to “had to go” and by extending the footprint a more prescriptive brief evolved; coupling the owner’s requirements with functional aspects and their desire for “an overall sense of warmth, volume, and light”. The typical approach by Austin Maynard Architects is to find the opportunities within the brief and the site, to seek responses that surprise and delight rather than adopting typical approaches to residential design. At Picket House suggestions such as the flexible space, the entry, and the separation of sleeping quarters and living zones, all evolved during the design process.

该街区位于一个相当陡峭的坡度上，房子的前面位于山顶，向下倾斜到街区的后面。这为研究空间之间的层次和垂直连接的概念提供了机会。在几个点上，地面水平是预先确定的，不能提高或降低，如旧的斜屋和原来的房子之间的门，以及沿着街区一侧的人行道–但在设置新的内部地板水平方面有灵活性。

The block is sited on a fairly steep gradient, with the front of the house at the top of a hill, sloping downwards to the rear of the block. This presented the opportunity to investigate levels between spaces and the idea of vertical connection. At several points, the ground levels were pre-determined and could not be raised or lowered, such as the door between the old lean-to and original house and the footpath along the side of the block – but there was flexibility in setting new internal floor levels.

在将前门重新安置在房子的一侧后，入口处的地板高度被设定为厨房台面的高度，允许从入口到厨房再到烧烤区的空间流动。往上走半层是通往房子旧部分的原始门洞。再往上走半层，是一个木制板条的楼道，它提供了地面和一楼之间的连接。

Having repositioned the front door at the side of the house, the entry floor level was set at kitchen bench top height, allowing a flow of space from the entry through to the kitchen and out to the BBQ zone. Half a flight up is the original doorway to the old part of the house. Another half stair up there’s a timber batten landing which provides a connection between the ground and first floor.

尽管在房子的布局中，它总共有四层，但中央楼梯在设计上显得很小很简单。为了最大限度地利用北面的光线，我们将新增加的部分沿着南面的边界重新布置，试图解决沿街增加的体积问题。我们没有增加一个大的高大的现代盒子，而是采取了一个更轻的方法，将新增加的部分下沉以降低高度，并拥抱该地区的郊区语言。白色的栅栏是早期的选择，它创造性地重新解释了对新的侧面围栏的需求。随着设计的进展，典型的栅栏材料–栅栏/木板成为外部包层，掩盖了南侧加建的低层墙，并包裹了整个加建的一楼。

Though it serves to access a total of four levels within the layout of the house, the central staircase appears small and simple, by design. Having relocated the new addition along the southern boundary to maximize northern light, we sought to address the outcome of added bulk along the street. Rather than add on a big high contemporary box, we took a lighter approach, sinking the new addition to reduce the height and embracing the suburban language of the area. White pickets were an early option to creatively reinterpret the need for a new side fence. As the design progressed, the typical fence material of the paling/picket became the external cladding, concealing the lower level wall of the addition on the southern side, and wrapping the entire first floor of the addition.

Architects: Austin Maynard Architects
Area : 418 m²
Year : 2021
Photographs :Tess Kelly
Manufacturers : Dulux, Franke, Reece, Signorino, About Space, Bosch, Brodware, Colorbond, Fisher and Paykel, ILVE, Weathertex
Builder : CBD Contracting
Project Team : Andrew Maynard, Mark Austin, Natalie Miles
Engineer : Adams Engineering
Building Surveyor : Fotia Group
City : Northcote
Country : Australia