- Project
- Extension and renovation
- Location
- Waverley
- Architect
- Sam Crawford Architects
Our Challenge
The challenge set before this award winning home in Waverly was to renovate and extend the original 1950s bungalow to create a home that responds to the family’s desire for both reflection and connection. It brings together a variety of materials and a vast colour pallet.
Our Solution
Wiley House is an award-winning family home that brings together rich materiality, playful colour and refined architectural detailing within a compact inner-city site. Designed by Sam Crawford Architects, the project carefully balances old and new through the use of charred hardwood cladding, textured render and layered internal spaces that maximise light, connection and functionality.
At the heart of the home is a complex central core featuring split levels, double-height voids, reading nooks, gardens and a tensile mesh hammock that creates both visual and spatial connection throughout the house. Carefully resolved detailing — including consistent datum lines, recessed flashings and finely articulated material junctions — required close collaboration between architect and builder to achieve the project’s highly refined outcome.
Despite the tight site and technical complexity, the project successfully integrated sustainable materials, advanced waterproofing systems and precision construction methods throughout. Wiley House demonstrates how thoughtful craftsmanship, careful coordination and bold architectural ideas can transform a modest footprint into a warm, dynamic and highly functional family home.
MBA Awards 2025 - Joint Winner - House Alterations & Additions - $3.8m - $4m
www.samcrawfordarchitects.com.au/project/waverley-house
Featured in:
www.granddesignsmag.com.au/magazine-homes/waverley-house
www.waverleynews.com.au/waverly-family-home-renovation-earns-major-design-awards
www.architecture.com.au/archives/awards/waverley-house
