Recent News
Best of Houzz 2025: Design
The new year is off to a good start with Christopher Polly Architect being awarded a winner in the 2025 Best of Houzz awards in Design for the practice’s sustained reputation for high quality architectural design.
It’s very gratifying that the work of the practice continues to be recognised on the back of having been previously awarded in 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2015.
Redfern House rear addition Option A design development
New graphical 3d modelling representations showcase the design development of the 1st design option for the rear addition to a terrace house in Redfern.
The modelling has enabled the expression of its form in all its detail externally and internally, with a focus on articulating the rear façade and the manner in which this operates to connect to its setting. It comprises of a tightly composed arrangement of white-painted steel, punctured fibrecement sliding screens, and FSC-certified blackbutt framed sliding glass doors.
Design development is concurrently underway of the 2nd design option that was prepared for the rear addition, while development is also underway of the new kitchen and bathroom spaces within the original front house.
Trafalgar House visualisations
New renders of Trafalgar House have been uploaded showcasing the new two-storey addition to a freestanding terrace house in its heritage conservation area.
Aside from amply meeting client and council objectives, the project is driven by overarching conservation and sustainability values. The original front form retains local cultural heritage in the public domain and responsibly preserves its embodied energy. The new rear addition augments the low environmental footprint of the project, achieves a thermal comfort level of 7-stars, embeds low carbon materials, and integrates on-site renewable energy production and storage.
The new ground floor interior is carefully composed within its singular volume, with new arched openings through an existing internal wall echoing the original front façade openings and allowing the existing front half to amply connect to the new rear spaces – while a carved-out void enables daylight access from the first floor above.