19 Waterloo Street House / SJBSave this picture! Anson SmartHousesSurry Hills NSW 2010, AustraliaArchitects: SJBAreaArea of this architecture projectArea:69 mYearCompletion year of this architecture project Year: 2022 PhotographsPhotographs:Anson SmartManufacturersBrands with products used in this architecture project Manufacturers: Blu Dot, Chripophe Decourt , Euroluce, Flokk, Jasper Morrison for Mattiazzi, HG Gallery, Krause Bricks, Le Corbusier for Nemo, Cult, Mainline Joinery, Mia Hamborg for &Tradition, Cult, Phillippe fireplace, Simple Studio, Surface Gallery, Viabizzuno, Winnings AppliancesMore SpecsLess SpecsSave this picture!Text description provided by the architects. 19 Waterloo Street is buried amongst the chaos of warehouses and terraces that once served Sydney's rag trade. A corner terrace with decades of architectural detritus had engulfed the site with a never-ending cascade of additions and lean-to's with the odd weed surviving between the cracks of the concrete path. As a butchers, a grocer, a window workshop, a hatter and finally a restaurant, each with the attached rooms above, the original building had had a checkered past.Save this picture!Save this picture!Our intent was to deliver a mixed-use house, breaking up the site to deliver more. Our ambition: a shop, a self-contained flat and a home. Three uses out of one.Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!The new addition at the rear of the site is accommodated on just 30 sqm and has a total internal area of 69 sqm. Using a split section, the stair is the pinwheel around which the house moves. The dwelling is divided into spaces that are served or in service. The service spaces are short with 2.1m ceilings storage, kitchen, robe and ensuite, while the served spaces are grand with 3.6m ceilings study, living and bedroom. With a maximum depth of 3.3 meters, light and ventilation are at your fingertips, always connecting you to the energy of the day while lending the house a strong sense of urbanity you are living in the city.Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!Externally the house is playful and textured riffing the motives and materiality of the suburb that surrounds it. A little like a house from a Jacques Tati film, the facade feels alive with personality. Reclaimed bricks form the canvas, discarded broken ones reflect the historic sandstone base of the surrounding streets and are cut and folded to hide openings and protect views, while the upper bricks shift in scale to frame windows and support planting.Save this picture!Save this picture!During the making of the house artists were commissioned to present a generous edge. The front gate is a cast bronze sculpture by Mika Utzon-Popov, and an all-enveloping landscape by Nicholas Harding in the living room is able to be viewed from the street.Save this picture!Project gallerySee allShow lessAbout this officePublished on March 21, 2025Cite: "19 Waterloo Street House / SJB" 21 Mar 2025. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1028164/19-waterloo-street-house-sjb&gt ISSN 0719-8884Save!ArchDaily?You've started following your first account!Did you know?You'll now receive updates based on what you follow! Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors, offices and users.Go to my stream