Renovation · Balgowlah Heights, Sydney · 2022

Woodland House

The brief

Seamless living, meticulously realised.

Designed collaboratively with our clients Marcia and Andrew, and beautifully built by Brunker Building Services, Woodland House combines contemporary aesthetics with functionality across every level of accommodation.

The design creates a seamless integration of indoor and outdoor spaces — a focus on space, natural light, open-plan living and quality materials that caters to a genuinely modern lifestyle. The result is a home that strives for harmony of form and function, crafted with precision and attention to detail.

The terrace with its integrated spa becomes a fourth living room, usable year round, with every bedroom level having its own outdoor space so the building never turns its back on the landscape.

A unique and inviting home that strives for harmony of form and function.

Marcia & Andrew · Woodland House, 2022

The design thinking

Where indoors ends and outdoors begins.

The core challenge of this renovation was creating true continuity between inside and outside — not just doors that open, but a genuine spatial connection that makes the distinction feel irrelevant. Every room has a visual or physical relationship with the garden or sky.

The man cave beneath the double garage sounds like a practical afterthought — it's actually one of the most used spaces in the house. Designed as a proper room with natural light and its own access, it gives the home a flexibility that grows with a family over time.

Project details

Type
Renovation
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
3
Garage
Double + man cave (internal access)
Council
Northern Beaches (approved April 2020)
Builder
Brunker Building Services

Construction

  • Colorbond metal roofs
  • Weatherboard cladding
  • New stone-clad feature wall

Features

  • 3 living areas plus office with indoor/outdoor flow
  • Master suite with immense WIR, ensuite and veranda access
  • Large guest suite with WIR, bathroom and private terrace
  • Double garage plus man cave, internal access
  • Open plan kitchen / living / dining
  • Integrated spa on the terrace

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