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Surfmist House in Perth
Real Estate Development in Western Australia ? design by Sandy Anghie Architect
3 Dec 2018
Surfmist House
Architects: Sandy Anghie Architect
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Surfmist House
An addition and renovation to a 1970s house in City Beach, Western Australia.

The original house was characteristic of the suburb in which it is located, constructed in the 1970s and having undergone a series of renovations over the following decades.

While the plan of the house worked well for the family of five (with 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms and 3 separate living spaces), there were a number of design challenges to be addressed.
First, the street appearance of the original house let it down – the owner calling it ?City Beach meets Spanish mission style?, and their friends remarking that they were brave to buy it.

Second, while located only a few houses from the beach, the original house did not take advantage of the potential views.

To address these issues, a generous deck was added to the front of the house. The addition of the deck not only enables the owners to enjoy the ocean view, but has completely transformed the appearance of the house – making it look more at home in its beach side location.

With south facing rear, the third design challenge was to bring light into the existing living and kitchen spaces which were previously dark and g...