3 Prince Albert Street
No. 3 Prince Albert Street Mosman is identified as a local heritage item in the Local Environmental Plan. The house was identified as having aesthetic significance as a good representative example of the larger Federation style residences in the Municipality. Over the years a number of modifications to the house and the introduction of an unsympathetic screening landscape treatment had reduced the values of the property and its contribution to this significant group of houses in Prince Albert Street.
The works undertaken as part of the current design allowed for a substantial retention of original features and their enhancement to maintain the substantial visual contribution to the street, while a new pavilion style addition was placed to the side and rear where it is visually recessive but achieves a seamless connection with the internal planning of the residential functions of the house and connects with outdoor living space to the rear of the site.
Care has been taken to ensure that the contemporary pavilion structure is concealed from the street view while the new garaging is set well into a revised landscaped front yard and does not dominate the heritage item but reveals the original buildings form and detail.
In addition to resulting in an appropriate form of conservation of the existing house the new work demonstrates a high level of design skill and results in an outstanding residential design that meets the contemporary requirements of the owner.
Sustainability
Adapting the existing residence retaining what existed of original building minimising waste and resources.
The overall design is based upon passive solar design principles which result in an overall low energy consumption for heating and cooling.
Innovative sustainable design elements:
Integration of low-e double glazed skylights and highlight windows allow for solar penetration in winter, while external eave overhangs and retractable blinds shade spaces in the summer.
Cooling is assisted with effective cross ventilation.
Environmental footprint of the building is minimised by:
Retaining the in tact original c1910 rooms and redesigning a rear, basement & first floor addition that maximise the garden area and use PSD principles achieves year round environmental comfort. Supplementary hydronic heating for winter, minimises energy consumption though effective heating, whilst ceiling fans and cross venilation assist summer cooling.
Architect
Tanner Kibble Denton Architects Pty Ltd
Project Date
2014
Award
Contribution to the Built Environment
