Some projects are personal. This is Jeremy's own home — an intervention that redefined a dark, poorly designed builder house through a bold two-storey addition to the north-facing rear of the building.
The problem with the existing house
The original home was a typical builder product: closed off, south-facing living areas, minimal natural light, and no connection to what turned out to be a spectacular outlook. The block backs onto the 6th tee at The Sands Golf Course — a fact the original design had completely ignored.
The design response
The addition makes a single decisive move: a maintenance-free Colorbond wall that turns firmly away from the neighbours and opens the house entirely to panoramic northern views over the golf course. Bold, clean, and unapologetic.
Downstairs, an enlarged living room is lined with Jarrah timber flooring, with sliding doors opening directly to a north-facing deck. Upstairs is now the home of the SurfCoast Architecture studio — where Jeremy works on his designs, occasionally distracted by passing kangaroos and golfers.
What this project demonstrates
This is exactly what good renovation design does: it identifies the single most important move available on a site and executes it decisively, rather than making incremental improvements everywhere. The addition cost a fraction of a new build and transformed the home completely.
Thinking about renovating your Torquay home? Call Jeremy on 0402 952 810 for a free initial consultation.
