Small Footprint Big Change
Pat and Sam had already used up the available footprint and wanting more space they needed to go up. A major constraint was how to accommodate the staircase without losing too much space. Our solution was an innovative curved staircase to a new master bedroom with ensuite and lots of wardrobe space plus a new home office/retreat.
Honouring the Streetscape
Anna and Shane dreamt of a second story to give more room to their two teenage boys. The extension had to honour the existing neighbourhood streetscape, while offering a modern and comfortable interior. Our architect designed first floor addition comprises a light filled staircase to a new queen-sized bedroom, a modern bathroom, and a large rumpus/theatre room.
Young Family Moves Up
Yvette and Josh found themselves struggling to juggle their new family in the space available in their period home. They wanted an affordable extension that provided space that continued to suit as the children grow up. The additional first floor was accommodated in a style matching the existing home and in harmony with the streets cape.
Period Charm, Modern Glamour
Matty and Tom’s house was dark and cramped. Downstairs, a new open-plan kitchen, meals and family area provides gracious living with modern style. Upstairs comprises two generous bedrooms, a bathroom, lounge and study, as well as an additional large walk-in wardrobe.
Plenty of room to grow in Hawthorn
Louise and Qiang are a professional couple both working from commercial premises and from home. To that effect they have a couple of offices in their house taking up valuable space their growing family needed to use. Typical small rooms at the rear of their period home left the children with cramped bedrooms and without an indoor play area.
Let There be Light (and Space)
Kerin and Tom wanted more space for their growing children, a work room a music room and office. Clever reconfiguration of downstairs, along with a new upstairs affords the family with a spacious lounge and dining area, along with a modern bathroom and laundry, and two new bedrooms and bathroom upstairs, all bathed in natural light.
California Bungalow Reimagined
Alison and Daniel needed to extend their period home to more comfortably accommodate their growing family. Extending both upwards and to the rear they favoured retaining the California Bungalow style and sensibility rather than adopting a more modernist and contrasting style.
California Bungalow Within
Betty and John wanted more space for their three children and a relief from everyone sharing a single basic bathroom. A new main bathroom downstairs was complemented with two spacious bedrooms and an extra bathroom upstairs accommodated entirely inside the existing roofline, with skylights providing generous natural light.
Semi-detached Grows Up
Jane and Barry and their two children shared a compact semi-detached with space at a premium. The reconfigured ground floor now contains a larger lounge room, new dining room, a study area and a refurbished kitchen and laundry. Upstairs accommodates a second lounge/study, two bedrooms and a second bathroom.
![Period Home in Maribyrnong Gained Huge In-roof Space - Front View](https://atticgroup.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/maribynong_1_front_20230828_114256-1024x768.jpg)
Period Home in Maribyrnong Gained Huge In-roof Space
This period home in Maribyrnong has undergone an amazing transformation with a huge change to the existing in-roof space. A small lift has allowed us to add two bedrooms, a lounge and TV space, a walk in wardrobe, a home office alcove and a family area.
View Project![Californian Bungalow in Ivanhoe with the Original Street Appeal - Front View After](https://atticgroup.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ivanhoe_1_zafter_P1001273-1024x724.jpg)
Californian Bungalow in Ivanhoe with the Original Street Appeal
We’ve turned this Californian bungalow in Ivanhoe into a stunning home and kept the original street appeal. With two huge new bedrooms, an amazing bathroom finished with marbled tiling and a large upstairs lounge.
View Project![Richmond Victorian Cottage Turned into a Spacious Home - Kitchen Dining](https://atticgroup.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Bunting-kitchen-dining-3-1024x768.jpg)
Richmond Victorian Cottage Turned into a Spacious Home
An inner city sanctum. Richmond in Melbourne is full of little Victorian cottages, double and single fronted houses, many with older style high pitched roofs. Making the most of this bonus is easy with the right advice and expertise.
View Project![High-end First Floor Addition and Ground Floor Makeover in Elsternwick - Front After](https://atticgroup.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Blanche-Street-Exterior-Lightened-1024x683.jpg)
High-end Spacious Extension & Makeover
Our clients in Elsternwick wanted more space and this stunning new first floor high-end addition and ground floor makeover gives this home a totally new life. With two new bedrooms, a lounge and bathroom upstairs, make this a perfect addition to a beautiful kitchen and family room.
View Project![Inner City Terrace Reinvented in Fairfield - Kitchen After](https://atticgroup.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/northcote_kitchen_after_3_P1091357-1024x796.jpg)
Inner City Terrace House Reinvented
Lis and Karl and their two children shared a compact 3-bedroom city terrace with a single bathroom. The reinvention changed all but the front room, with a huge new bathroom, a modern kitchen and open lounge. Upstairs, the children now enjoy their own new bedrooms, lounge area and bathroom.
View Project![A Stylish First Floor Parents Retreat & Existing Home Renovation in Box Hill](https://atticgroup.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Box_Hill_first_floor_extension-1024x754.jpg)
A Stylish First Floor Parents Retreat & Existing Home Renovation
Jeremy and Fiona needed more space and decided on a stylish first floor parents retreat, a refurb of their front room and a wonderful new kitchen and family room that affords more functionality and space to complement their existing home.
View Project![A Massive Extension with Street View Barely Changed in Seddon](https://atticgroup.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Browning-St-Outside-front-1024x473.jpg)
A Massive Extension with Street View Barely Changed
Simon and Anne Marie were running out of room for their growing family. In a street of period homes our architects came back with a concept that maximised the existing roof space and added more at the back of the house.
View Project![Photo of the exterior of a Californian Bungalow with a new second storey addition](https://atticgroup.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/DSC_9385.jpg)
Award winning addition using existing attic
The owners of this home wanted more space for their teenage daughters and to free up some space downstairs to use as a home office. Our team utilised the existing attic space plus an addition to create a spacious new area of the home.
View Project![Photo of an attic converted to a study](https://atticgroup.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/20190401-0064A-1024x768.jpg)
Addition & renovation creates more space in this family home
We used the existing roof space to create a whole new level to this family home. We also transformed the downstairs area, creating more space for the family to stretch their legs!
View Project![Architectural addition to existing home](https://atticgroup.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/brighton-20-1.jpg)
Modern addition to existing property
This is a project which combined period features with an ultra-modern first floor addition. We respected the original footprint of the building and it required careful and thorough understanding of the extension.
View Project![Photo of a modern bathroom which was added during a house extension project](https://atticgroup.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/6-1024x768.jpg)
Ultra modern extension
The owners of this 1930s solid brick house needed some extra space for their growing family. Our team used existing roof space, plus an extension, to create an inspired design that looks sleek and modern.
View Project![A modern single storey extension to a character home](https://atticgroup.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Attic-Group_Eaglemont_high-res-4-1-683x1024.jpg)
A modern single storey addition to a character home
Two large bedrooms, for teenage daughters and a large, light-filled bathroom were added to a character home in Eaglemont.
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