Purposefully Uncomplicated - Camp Hill House by Twohill and James Architecture

The approach Twohill and James Architecture have taken with Camp Hill House seems to streamline and simplify the extension and renovation process.

The existing timber clad-cottage is the obvious core of palette and material inspiration, further emphasising the feeling that the extension was part of the original design intent. The extension sees a replanning of the internal spaces and opportunities throughout to engage with pockets of landscape. The new point of entry is flipped via a linear entry courtyard, making a statement about entering the home in the middle, instead of being anchored purely at one end. Visitors then enter the home at the mid-level, between the rear garden and upper living rooms.

The original weatherboard cottage was renovated, and its bones retained, to then open to a series of living and garden spaces that have been integrated with an enviable ease.

Integrating garden and elements of life throughout of the internal spaces makes it a part of the experience of moving through the home, where a series of outdoor rooms are created. Most prominently is the outdoor terrace, with exposed trellis and climbing plants for training. This space is integral to bringing a sense of the organic and natural elements into the home footplate.

Twohill and James Architecture have cleverly interpreted their clients’ need for a revised internal planning scheme, and also grasped opportunities to bring a sense of life into the existing cottage. The resulting Camp Hill House is one that has softened edges and paused moments, where the architecture is focused both inward and outward.