Around 8 years ago a great client of ours decided to purchase the Petersham Fire Station with the aim of converting it into his residence (as you do) and at the same time breathing new life into an iconic local building steeped in local history.Over the years they have done a fantastic job and received good acknowledgement for there efforts.

One space sadly though that was lacking some love was a large courtyard area at the rear of the building. Enter Hobbs Jamieson with a nice loose brief from the client which simply stated “Give me a fun space to entertain”.

With high rigid bounding walls on 3 sides we decided a free form arrangement of elements and levels was the best way to break up the space and soften what was a very bleak space. The driving concept is a large ribbon element that weaves its way through the courtyard creating edges for the BBQ bench, division in activity spaces and the curved glass pool edge.

Not quite finished yet but the image above hints at the ‘fun’ to come.