Winner – Residential Alterations/Additions over $250K

Building Designers Australia NSW Awards

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Winning Design Magazine

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Excelsior St Leichhardt Heritage Residential Renovation – Award-Winning Home NSW

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Heritage Renovation | Alterations & Additions | Custom Home Design | Building Designer Sydney

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This award-winning residential renovation in Leichhardt, Sydney highlights Distinct Innovations’ expertise in heritage-sensitive residential design, custom home design, and high-quality home renovations across NSW. Designed within the constraints of a narrow heritage-restricted site, the project reimagines the existing home into a bright, open and highly functional living environment tailored to modern family living.

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Winner of the Residential Alterations/Additions over $250K category at the Building Designers Association of Australia NSW Awards, and proudly featured in Winning Design Magazine, this renovation exemplifies thoughtful planning, refined detailing and a seamless blend between old and new architecture.

 

The transformation introduces a generous master suite, an intimate internal courtyard that draws natural light deep into the home, and an inviting outdoor entertainment area designed for year-round usability. Inside, clever built-in storage solutions, improved room connections and enhanced sightlines elevate both practicality and comfort, creating a home that feels significantly larger than its original footprint.

 

As a Building Designer in Sydney specialising in alterations and additions, heritage renovations and architectural drafting, Distinct Innovations ensured every design element met both council heritage guidelines and the lifestyle needs of the homeowners. The result is a contemporary, stylish and bespoke transformation that breathes new life into a traditional inner-west home while celebrating its historic character.