Luigi Rosselli revived this property located in Sydney. With a prime view of sydney harbor, the proposal exercises adaptive re-use, where its distinctive and elegant quality has been enhanced. this strategy resulted in the foreshore building being kept and the new house moved further back. This adaptive reuse of a waterfront residence is evidence that not all Sydney Harbour houses have no books or art on their walls, as Melbournians sometimes suggest, because of the magnificent views.
Though built on the edge of beach this is not a beach house. The cultured art lovers and sophisticated art collectors who commissioned this project required a very urbane and elegant residence, with an environment ideal to display their collection. Following the curves on a 1930s Art Deco residence, the refurbishment removed brick walls and heavy window frames, replacing them with frameless glass and fine steel columns. Once a barren parking area, the entry courtyard is now a densely landscaped garden and within, the house is comprised of four floors, with a surrounding balcony overlooking the iconic harbor front. Meanwhile, the roof has a copper-rimmed hole bringing a concentrated circle of light into the balcony. The entrance hall is bathed in light from the stairwell both day and night. A stone’s throw away from the waterfront, this property located in sydney has been revived by local-based firm luigi rosselli architects. with a prime view of sydney harbor, the proposal exercises adaptive re-use, where its distinctive and elegant quality has been enhanced. this strategy resulted in the foreshore building being kept and the new house moved further back. Once a barren parking area, the entry courtyard is now a densely landscaped garden with bottle trees and garden gnomes.
