The existing terrace, located in a heritage conservation area, had little original fabric remaining other than the front façade, timber floors and party walls.

The proposed design of the house maintained the memory of the original living spaces and the integrity of the breezeway providing an axial connection to the green backyard and tree lined street. The breezeway was also opened vertically to provide light and air circulation to the middle of the house, whilst revealing a double height sandstone wall that was built by the original owner, a stonemason from the local quarry in 1882.

The services, bathroom, storage and the kitchen, are contained within a new blackbox, that seeks not to compete with the original materiality of the house. The various additions to the house over time are demarcated by the exposed steel beams which provide the support for the second level addition. The new extension maintains the datum of the existing ceiling, whilst the floor drops down, following the terrain below providing ceremonial connection to the courtyard, arbor and skyline beyond.