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Deakin Heritage Renovation
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RenovationDeakin · South Canberra2024

Deakin Heritage Renovation

A 1950s red brick, quietly brought into the next fifty years.

TypeRenovation
LocationDeakin, South Canberra
Delivered2024
Build time11 months

The Brief

How this home came to be.

The brief was simple and honest — a home that could hold a growing family without ever feeling loud. Every joint, every finish and every service was chosen so that the house would age slowly and gracefully.

We spent the first four weeks on site walking the block at different hours, watching how the winter sun cut across the north face and where the summer westerlies would need to be softened. That patience shaped every decision that came after.

Site area

612 m²

Internal

284 m²

Bedrooms

4

Bathrooms

3

Garage

Double

Star rating

7.4

Photographs

On site.

What's inside

The specification, in plain English.

Every line here is something we insisted on — not something added to fatten a quote.

  • 01Passive solar orientation with 2.4 m northern eaves
  • 02R6.0 ceiling and R2.7 wall insulation across the envelope
  • 03Double-glazed thermally broken aluminium joinery
  • 04Hydronic in-slab heating with a heat-pump loop
  • 057 kW rooftop solar with 10 kWh battery storage
  • 06Rainwater harvesting to a 5,000 L underground tank

Signature moments

The things worth
pointing out.

Small decisions that only reveal themselves once you're living in the house. These are ours for this project.

No. 01

Retained original brickwork

We salvaged and re-laid 4,200 bricks from the demolished rear wing back into the new extension.

No. 02

Original oak floors, refinished

The 1954 tallowwood floors were sanded back by hand — not replaced — and finished with hardwax oil.

No. 03

Heritage-matched joinery

New window frames were profiled to match the original casements, then double-glazed internally.

Where it stands

Deakin,
South Canberra.

Client
Private family
Build time
11 months
Delivered
2024

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