A subtropical bungalowis transformed into a light, bright and unfussy home befitting a beachside lifestyle.

For the proprietors of this subtropical rural cottage, it was important that the remodel and augmentation of their home have a feeling of daintiness that mirrors its beachside area, only south of Byron Bay in northern New South Wales. They weren't keen on it resem-bling an average shoreline house, however. They needed it to be receptive to the atmosphere, which is apparently unendingly bright. "So our subsequent structure treats the outside with as much significance as within," says Simon Addinall, who, alongside Ben Mitchell, is a prime supporter and executive of Those Architects. "It's about spaces that can switch back and forth among inside and outside with no problem." This was particularly critical in the ground-floor powder room and restroom. Both possess the current house and are inside, with no outer dividers, which means conceding a lot of common light and ventilation was a test. The planners settled it by introducing operable lookout windows in the two zones. "On the off chance that we were structuring without any preparation, we'd attempt to maintain a strategic distance from this circumstance. In any case, given that it was in the old piece of the home, we needed to work with what existed so as to think of the most ideal arrangement," says Simon. The subsequent structure isn't undermined in any capacity. Rather, the bay windows prevail with regards to bringing the outside in and furthermore include a component of visual enthusiasm to the little wet territories via cutting sculptural structures out of the roof. The draftsmen have kept the material palette steady over the home's inside and outside, which not just adds to the ideal delicacy of the plan, yet additionally broadens the inward living regions, summoning the feeling that the house is greater than its real impression. In the kitchen, the limestone ground surface matches that utilized for the open air feasting zone, while the white brickwork found in the home's veneer is repeated in the kitchen's back divider and the base of the island seat. It adds textural punch to the palette, particularly against the pale timber utilized in the custom joinery, adding to a general look that is chic and present day. Like such a significant number of contemporary kitchens, this one is urgent to the home's spatial course of action and Simon recognizes this as something that numerous customers are at present mentioning. "The present kitchens are a great deal more piece of the living regions than they used to be; they're not in a room concealed to the side, despite the fact that we're seeing that pattern returning," he says. Meanwhile, the accentuation is progressively on amazing completions and subtleties – marble benchtops, bespoke doorhandles, explanation tapware – in light of the fact that everything is on show and the drama of what happens in the kitchen has turned out to be such a necessary piece of regular day to day existence.

Kitchen products:
Internal walls: Painted block and plasterboard in Dulux 'Reasonable Bianca'
Flooring: Limestone pavers from Sareen Stone
Joinery: Custom birch timber facade joinery, planned by Those Architects and worked by Wood Rabbit; benchtops in marble from Stone Inspirations; Radius and Envelope Handles by Auhaus Architecture and Interiors
Lighting: Pop and Scott Dreamweaver Light; Anchor Ceramics Earth Light; Alma Lighting downlights
Sinks and tapware: Sussex tapware Appliances:Ilve stove, cooktop and rangehood; Fisher and Paykel ice chest; Miele dishwasher
Doors and Windows: Custom windows and entryways by Design Spec Joinery and Kitchens; Halliday Baillie entryway hardware
Furniture: Pop and Scott table; Something Beginning With feasting seats; earthenware production from Nikau Store
Other: Stovax fireplaceBathroom products
Internal dividers: Ceramic divider tiles from Byron Bay Tiles
Flooring: Fibonacci Stone terrazzo tiles from Surface Society
Joinery: Mirrored cupboards by Wood Rabbit Lighting:Anchor Ceramics Earth Light; Alma Lighting downlights
Tapware and fittings: Sinks and vanities by Concrete Nation; Sussex tapwareSanitaryware: Kado latrine from Reece; Kaldewei bathOther: Nikau Store pottery