![Blackheath / Architectural Farm - Windows, Door, Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/59d4/4123/b22e/38e5/3e00/04fb/medium_jpg/1379-Dusk_.jpg?1507082512)
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Architects: Architectural Farm
- Year: 2015
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Photographs:Ste Murray
![Blackheath / Architectural Farm - Windows, Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/59d4/417b/b22e/38ef/b100/01c7/medium_jpg/1381-Rear_Elevation.jpg?1507082598)
Text description provided by the architects. An internal reorganisation and two-storey extension to the rear of this semi-detached house responds to a brief to create a flexible light-filled family home. An adaptable interconnecting sequence of spaces are defined by a series of timber interventions wrapping around a central void.
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These timber elements define the thresholds from neighbourhood to home, new to old, and house to garden. A timber entrance pod, a newly rotated stair and a den area connect to a generous family room with folding and sliding screens.
![Blackheath / Architectural Farm - Shelving, Lighting](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/59d4/4202/b22e/38ef/b100/01c8/medium_jpg/1386-Interior.jpg?1507082735)
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The void draws light into the heart of the house and promotes visual connections from the living space to an enlarged landing at first floor. The scale of the new-build is broken into horizontal and vertical elements, forming deep reveals which provide solar shading and a sense of enclosure. These openings are orientated towards views of mature trees and a church spire to the west.
![Blackheath / Architectural Farm - Windows, Facade, Courtyard](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/59d4/40b3/b22e/38ef/b100/01c2/medium_jpg/1375-Dusk.jpg?1507082402)