This new home for a developer is to be built on half of an existing lot, the old home to be demolished.
The design is close to a replication of a previous successful design except we have swung the master suite to the rear and dropped the balcony over looking the street. Keeping with the original cubic inspired style but without the balcony and only two minor bedrooms upstairs, it does get harder to create an interesting front elevation. And so it becomes necessary to introduce interest in other ways.
So we are considering a timber board finish to the upper floor and looking at various options for colours and styles. External Timber finish is no longer common here, with brick and rendered finishes more than dominating. Timber requires careful selection because it incurs a higher maintenance factor. I'm liking bleached boards but let's see what the owner decides. They do have the final say.
So lets see how it finished up.
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| The final selection of cladding was a composite plastic plank that does not require any additional finish or maintenance. |
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| The front study enjoys extra height windows |
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The rear of the home enjoys a double
height alfresco dining area. |
