This 1890's limestone cottage has been given new life with a superb, award-winning extension reflecting the materials, textures and profound simplicity of the original home while creating distinctive and beautiful contemporary living spaces.
Created from rammed limestone, brick and glass, with dynamic roof shapes bending to bring in light and ventilation, the addition
- comprising kitchen, dining, outdoor living, laundry, main bathroom and en-suite - creates a serene and highly functional living environment, while connecting to the authenticity and true character of the historic cottage.
With a Norfolk Island pine on the verge, a front cottage garden of lavender, rosemary, frangipani and natives, a bullnose verandah and white limestone walls, this is a classic early Fremantle freestanding cottage. With wide jarrah plank floors, thick walls and high ceilings, the hallway leads to two front bedrooms, each with fireplace and big double hung sash window overlooking the front verandah.
The hallway opens out to a large living room with gas log fire and a big northern window and also connects to the master bedroom, on the cool, quiet, southern side of the home.
There you find an old oregon door which opens to the en-suite, making the transition from the 19th century to the 21st century.
With the exposed limestone wall of the original home, new rammed limestone walls, mirrored cupboards, simple rectangular grey tiles, angled ceiling and clever lighting, this superbly designed space forms part of the new addition.
The new kitchen and dining area, with rammed limestone walls and recycled bleached jarrah boards, is a pure and simple room filled with light.
A long white stone island bench defines the space, with integrated sink, integrated stainless steel appliances, mirrored splashback and a big glass door to the north.
The back wall opens up completely, as cavity sliding doors disappear to unite the room with the deck and courtyard garden patterned by the shade of a graceful she-oak, with a laser-cut screen for additional privacy and concealing the carbay accessed from the wide driveway.
From the rear deck you can see the intriguing shapes of the metal clad membrane forming the roof of the extension.
Behind the dining area, a large sliding door opens up to the laundry with integrated stainless steel trough and white stone bench, continuing the finishes found in the kitchen.
The large bathroom has a beautiful freestanding bath with white-stone topped vanity, angled ceiling, plenty of natural light and the warm texture of the rammed limestone walls.
The form, beauty and integrity of this remarkable home was recognised in 2013 when Jonathan Lake Architects and Fremantle Additions won the Peter Overman Award for Residential Architecture - Alterations and Additions, with 80 Hampton Rd judged by the Australian Institute of Architects to be the most significant work for the advancement of architecture in its category.
Close to the centre of Fremantle, with Fremantle Primary nearby and the beach a short drive away, this is the opportunity to live in a central location in a home that combines early Fremantle history with the very best of modern architecture.
3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1 car
FEATURES:
- Remarkable award-winning addition
- Excellent natural light
- Superbly designed kitchen and bathrooms
- Rammed limestone walls
- Jarrah floors
- Indoor-outdoor living
- Off-street parking
