Benn & Penna Architects
Benn+Penna is an architecture studio in Pyrmont, Sydney, specialising in residential alterations, new houses and small commercial projects "creatively tailored to our client's needs." Their approach is personal and collaborative, and their design is elemental and uncluttered. As they put it, their homes are "articulated to subtly enhance the domestic experience, creating environments that are calm, responsive and inspire well-being." Sustainability is built in, with buildings that respond to the seasons, bring in plenty of natural light and ventilation, and use materials chosen for low impact and longevity.
They have five projects on Lunchbox. Southern Highlands House is a tiny piece of art for working in, while Balmain Houses connects two neighbouring family homes. Surry Hills House blurs inside and out to make the most of a tight inner-city site, Balmain Rock House adds a dramatic concrete and brick addition to an old sandstone cottage, and Glebe Red turns a terrace into a multi-generational home.
See Balmain Rock House, Glebe Red and more of their work on Lunchbox below.
Southern Highlands House: A Tiny Piece of Art For Working
Southern Highlands House's new tiny work space, feels more like an art piece than an office - well proportioned, beautifully curved and effortlessly simple.
Balmain Houses: Neighboring Family Homes Become Interconnected
Side-by-side homes owned by two generations of the same family get an addition that explores interconnectedness and independence.
Indoors and Outdoors Blur Together to Maximise Space in Surry Hills
The entire ground floor of this house has become one continuous indoor/outdoor space thanks to a well conceived alteration and addition.
A Dramatic Concrete and Brick Addition to an Old Sandstone Cottage
Emulating the solidity of the original 150-year-old cottage, this concrete and brick addition is sure to be around in another 150 years!
New Additions Transform This Terrace Into a Multi-generational Home
New living areas and a backyard studio centred around a landscaped courtyard make this home perfect for current and future generations.