HERITAGE RESTORATION & ADDITION

Against the Grain removed a substandard extension to this 1910s cottage,

replacing it with a two-storey addition that honours the original heritage

features. Constrained by a restricted block, the project involved removing 140

tonnes of stone and soil by conveyor, asbestos removal, re-roofing, insulation

and recladding of the existing structure.

 

The addition comprises master bathroom, kitchen and dining opening onto a

treetop deck, with living, bathroom, laundry and external access below. Stained

Western Red Cedar joinery and cypress pine flooring matched to the existing

ensure continuity with the period interior.

 

Local leadlight artisan Julia Paul recreated the existing window design,

incorporated into matched double-glazed units manufactured by Against

the Grain. The original 110-year-old back entrance sill was preserved and

reinstalled as a threshold between old and new.