Daniel Cowley

Thrilled to see the Colgate project featured in this month's issue of Inside Out Magazine. To all the team, consultants, contractors, and suppliers, a big thank you to everyone involved for bringing this project to life and continuing the living heritage of this Inter-War period home 🏡 Thank you @insideoutmag @eliza_oh @kateayla and @andreattomaz for the feature amongst the many superb projects in this issue! Architecture & Heritage: Daniel Cowley Builder: Nathan Smith @signature_build Engineer: Donovan Associates Interior: Annie Bowen @anniebowendesign Photographer: Sue Stubbs @ess.creative Styling: Samantha Torrisi @samantha_torrisi

Finalising non-slip finishes for this stunning concrete terrazzo tile by @covet_international 🙌

Lots of exciting projects in the design process and coming into construction, thank goodness I have an extra pair of hands in the studio these days! 🙃

+ 2021 : River Road House. The breezeway, a circulation path to move freely from the primary living areas of the first floor to the private open space and garden at rear. Architecture: Daniel Cowley Builder: @lambertbuilding Engineer: Residential Engineering Interior: Sharon Bunfield Photographer: @knezz_media

+ 2021 : River Road House. The kitchen, enhancing the fluidity of both upper and lower living planes with accessibility by the northern breezeway. Architecture: Daniel Cowley Builder: @lambertbuilding Engineer: Residential Engineering Interior: Sharon Bunfield Photographer: @knezz_media

+ 2021 : River Road House. Kitchen. Architecture: Daniel Cowley Builder: @lambertbuilding Engineer: Residential Engineering Interior: Sharon Bunfield Photographer: @knezz_media

+ 2021 : River Road House. A stairwell axis for circulation and movement link the garden and first floor primary living spaces. Architecture: Daniel Cowley Builder: @lambertbuilding Engineer: Residential Engineering Interior: Sharon Bunfield Photographer: @knezz_media

The Nepean River is undoubtedly the Penrith regions main geographical feature which stretches far and narrow along the foot of the Blue Mountains. Sited on the riverbank is the River Road House, a two storey alteration and addition in Leonay NSW. The project responds to the owner’s desire for connection to the river within the integrity of the original envelope. This clear engagement focused on new primary living spaces to the first floor, enhancing the natural setting with promising views of calm waters and morning sunrises from an open plan layout. The design and materiality is an ode to the ever transforming streetscape and the owner’s continuing collection of interiors.   To sustain the assembly of entertainment in the kitchen and private open space at rear, an organised axis for circulation and movement are linked via a northern breezeway. Enhancing the fluidity of both living planes, those who inhabit the space, ebb and flow, to and from, nurtured by sunlight and sense of calmness the building creates through this private exchange. Architecture: Daniel Cowley Builder: @lambertbuilding Engineer: Residential Engineering Interior: Sharon Bunfield Photographer: @knezz_media

Ensuite framing the rock shelf and garden beyond, exciting spaces taking form at Cherrybrook 🏡

Masonry nearing its completion at Cherry. The brickwork will see an application process of acid wash, stripping back layers to return the facework to their original hues, or a natural process where the recycled mineral white wash is simply left in its current state.

Thrilled to see this stairwell formed on site at the Cherry project, where privacy, natural sunlight, and movement within the home, are enhanced by a wide span opening facing the Elouera Bushland Reserve

Earlier this month at the Colgate project, our builder @signature_build had the pleasure of meeting Mr John Gourlie, a former resident, who happened to drop by and surprisingly find his letter in a bottle from 1961 that was uncovered during construction. What a day for all it was on site! From the Builder: "About 4 months ago, we found a 59 year old message in a bottle under the floor of the Colgate cottage that gave us peek into the history of this beautiful heritage home. Today I had the pleasure of meeting John Gourlie, the writer of the note who took a walk through his refurbished childhood home and shared many of the cherished memories he had while living in the home with his brother Ryan, Father Walter and Mother Adele. This unexpected walk through memory lane reminded us of the importance of building conservation and his approval gave our team so much gratification and showed that our efforts don’t go unnoticed."