New South Wales
Regional
Sadlier House is a substantial Victorian Italianate Style Country home originally design by Matthew Sadlier which dates from the 1870’s. The house as found was in quite good condition for a property of this vintage but had suffered through a series of ill-conceived interventions at the rear.
The project saw the removal of unsympathetic veranda infills, and the creation of north facing living spaces that open to the expansive new landscaped gardens. An extensive renovation of the existing house was undertaken which included restoration of the fine cedar joinery work, seamless insertion of contemporary electrical and mechanical systems and insertion of a number of bathrooms to bring the property up to contemporary living standards.
The result is a beautifully restored house that offers all the modern services and facilities one expects of a property of this stature whilst retaining all of its heritage significance.
Source Architects are commended for the careful restoration of this grand Victorian Italianate style homestead located on Wiradjuri country outside of Bathurst, extending the building’s life with interventions designed to make it more suitable for a modern family.
Making the decisive intervention of peeling back of unsympathetic previous additions, a new open plan living space replaces redundant servants’ quarters and is integrated seamlessly into the external fabric of the building. Careful placement of complementarily detailed windows and doors open these spaces to northern light and a formal court within the pastoral landscape.
The Australian Institute of Architects acknowledges First Nations peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the lands, waters, and skies of the continent now called Australia.
We express our gratitude to their Elders and Knowledge Holders whose wisdom, actions and knowledge have kept culture alive.
We recognise First Nations peoples as the first architects and builders. We appreciate their continuing work on Country from pre-invasion times to contemporary First Nations architects, and respect their rights to continue to care for Country.
