Coburg Freeboard House is a contemporary addition to a single family house located in Coburg, Australia, designed in 2020 by Wala.

Description
Coburg Freeboard House is a Federation-style bungalow that has been refurbished and extended with a contemporary double-storey addition to its rear.
The homeowners purchased this old weatherboard bungalow in a quiet neighbourhood with the idea of completely renovating it as a family home to settle down with their young children. The extensive brief included partial restoration and repair to the front of house and a new double-storey extension to the rear. A generously sized site allowed for the creation of different zones within the main footprint of the house, punctuated by pockets of greenery in the form of courtyards to ?bring the outdoors in?. The property is situated in a region that is classified as an overland flow path area, which meant that our design response had to address multiple stipulations related to developments in such flood-prone residential zones. The new addition had to be elevated substantially to meet the stringent freeboard requirements, and ensure that any overland flow paths are unimpeded. Although the original bungalow was not heritage protected, the homeowners recognised the value in conserving and restoring the defining features of the front of house that hark back to the Federation-era stylings that were commonplace to houses of the neighbourhood. Partial retention of the old buildi...