Our decision to initially brief an architect to renovate our existing home was based on a love for design. To be honest, we are not huge fans of project homes and wanted our renovation to be sensitive to both the local built and natural environment. Our architect did not disappoint by coming up with a solution that we believe a draftsperson would not have put forward – see Renovation: Episode I. Unfortunately local government and planning regulations do more to encourage the proliferation of ‘ugly’ and ‘bland’ – see Renovation: Episode II.
The reality however, is that most of us cannot afford ‘bespoke’ design. The main problem is building costs – which in Sydney have become ridiculous. To have arrived at the point where we have decided to build a project home is the result of years of frustration and the reality that a knock down rebuild represents significantly better value for money. At least we think we have found a project home and façade that we are happy with.
