Warmington
Warmington is the adaptation of an existing cottage in Paddington, Brisbane, located on a steeply sloping inner-urban site.
The original building is retained and integrated within a new composition of expanded living spaces, with the addition receding in scale to maintain the presence of the cottage within the streetscape.
A double-height void forms the central organising element of the house, connecting the existing and new structures and structuring circulation across both levels.
The interior is organised around this vertical space, with rooms positioned to engage both the void and the adjacent landscape, reinforcing continuity between old and new construction.
At the rear, the void extends into the landscape, defining a sequence of outdoor rooms including terraced planting and a pool, which extend the spatial language of the interior into the garden.
Material continuity and light are used to articulate the relationship between existing and new fabric, with daylight filtering through voids to emphasise depth, texture and spatial layering.
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Respecting the Cottage
Warmington is the adaptation of an existing three-bedroom cottage on a steeply sloping site in Paddington, Brisbane. The brief required retention of the original dwelling alongside the introduction of a contemporary addition to support expanded family living.
Managing a steeply sloping site
The new addition is set back from the original cottage, allowing the existing form to remain legible within the composition. Voids are introduced within both the existing and new fabric to extend spatial perception across the narrow Paddington site. Double-height volumes mediate between old and new construction, establishing a continuous spatial and material relationship between the two.
