North Perth House by Simon Pendal Architect is Expressive, Bold, and Nuanced

Through a combination of carefully curated materials, textures, colours and tones, the catching of light and casting of shadow, and the playfulness of its volumes, this alteration and additions home from Simon Pendal Architects is expressive, bold, and nuanced. Upon entry to the federation home, a visual connection is made via its central corridor to a conversation window defining the meeting place of old and new. Framed with curved timber reveals, and ideally placed, this opening gives the first hint of the sophisticated architectural detailing you will find throughout the extension. Described by the architects as “a collection of distinctive rooms gathered under a large, singular roof,” there is a deeply considered spatial sequence played out between the new roof line and ceilings alternately high, low, peaked, sky-lit and recessed in approaches both subtle and dramatic. 

While each room feels distinct, together they surround the occupants with domestic warmth and beauty. The extension is wrapped by a raw timber veranda, defined by elegant columns, which is welcomed inside through large window-seats and openable, screened windows and doors. Deep openings and thresholds bridge between the warm interior and the wild, endemic garden beyond.