HYDRA HOUSE 01

Type: House Restoration & Renovation

Year: 1991-1992

Stages Involved: Design Package, Planning Application, Construction Supervision

Status: Complete

Client: Private

Photographs: Philip Sinden


The house initially consisted of a two-storey building with a ground floor courtyard and cistern. 


In order to accommodate the needs of a 4 person family, the courtyard was converted into a second bedroom with a bathroom and additional storage/mechanical room. A terrace was thus created above, with an outdoor dining and living space.

The house’s spatial arrangement was re-designed with all the public uses placed at the top, and the sleeping quarters on the ground floor. A new fireplace was introduced, creating a focal point in an open plan arrangement.