Stirling Studio & Garage

Unlocking hidden potential: The ultimate garage transformation in Aldgate.

How do you turn a standard, flat-roofed garage into a high-end studio retreat while increasing your parking space? This unbuilt concept for an Adelaide Hills property is a masterclass in smart vertical expansion, showing how to maximise an existing footprint for ultimate lifestyle flexibility.

The Design Highlights:

Smart Parking: The ground floor maintains secure garaging for two cars plus a hidden bike store, while a clever upper-level cantilever creates sheltered parking for a third vehicle.

Flexible Living: Concealed stairs lead to a massive first-floor studio space. Complete with a kitchenette and ensuite, it effortlessly shifts from a premium home office to luxury guest accommodation.

The Material Match: To unify the new structure with the existing home, the original face brick is bagged and painted white, contrasted beautifully by a bold shrouded roof in charred shou sugi ban timber and a cantilevered ironbark deck.

An exercise in breathing new architectural life into existing spaces, this Aldgate concept is the perfect inspiration for multi-functional modern living.