Although the O’Sullivan home was built in a beautiful waterfront location, the facade just didn’t do the property justice. It was very cream and flat looking with minimal points of interest to give it any wow factor.

They wanted a more interesting and eye-catching facade that had some ‘pop’ to it in amongst a sea of other underwhelming ‘basic built’ houses developed in their street in 2007.

They knew the style they liked but weren’t sure how to interpret those colours and materials onto their home. They were bound by a Body Corporate to include a certain amount of stone and specific landscaping, so we in turn had to incorporate these into the facade design.

We wanted their new facade to be crisp and inviting, whilst fitting within these regulations, so we used a combination of timber, vertical cladding, render and stone. By using a variety of neutral colours with the products we specified, we were able to give their home beautiful depth and stunning street appeal that had previously been non-existent.

The original facade of the Halloran’s home was old fashioned and tired with minimal street appeal. It looked flat & uninteresting and the landscaping was very scrappy.

They wanted a more modern looking facade whilst being respectful of the original house style and design. They wanted the front entrance to be accessed front-on, instead of directly from the driveway, while maintaining the location of the front door. They came to us with a Pinterest board full of ideas which acted like a design compass, giving us a good feel for the look & style they were hoping to achieve.

Painting the trims and updating the landscaping were a ‘given’, but needed to be done in a certain way to create visual balance and a contrasting yet cohesive effect (blending old with new) that would add real wow factor without too much additional expense.

As per their wishes, we designed the facade/exterior to incorporate the existing brickwork and used modern colours & materials to create  overall interest and a more commanding front entrance.

We re-designed the portico structure to enter the house from the front and off-set the heaviness of the brick with simple, well-considered landscaping to provide structured softness and a more inviting effect.