Boya House - Life on Maars

This site, located on what could be an extra-terrestrial planet, presented a unique and challenging project. The brief called for a garden room, living room, and kitchen extension, plus interior and exterior renovation works that built upon the bones of the existing late 1970’s dwelling.

The original building, largely of masonry, offered good thermal mass qualities, but was inward looking and with generally low ceilings. The architectural solution was to extend north into the unfamiliar terrain and allow for breakout spaces for outside living to occur either side. The glazing frames a view of the native flora and rocks beyond, and establishes a relationship between the house and landscape that previously did not exist. An external bench seat in cement finish runs along the garden edge.