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Strathfield Sydney

Strathfield has a combination of attributes that makes it one of Sydney's best precincts for a knock-down rebuild: wide blocks (many 15 metres and above), excellent transport connections (Strathfield Station is a major interchange), a long-established community, and an older housing stock that many owners have outgrown. For a family that wants to stay in the suburb but wants to live in a home that actually performs, the case for a KDR on an existing Strathfield block is straightforward.

The cost of land in Strathfield means the build cost is a fraction of the total investment. Spending an extra 15 to 20% on a passive house, rather than a standard NCC minimum build, is a small premium on the overall project and delivers a home that performs at a dramatically higher level for the next 50 years.

Strathfield is a well-treed suburb, and the Council's DCP has active tree preservation provisions. Many older Strathfield properties have significant trees, and some have individual Tree Preservation Orders that restrict removal without council approval. Getting the tree assessment right early avoids designing a building footprint that is incompatible with trees that must stay.

Mo Amin reviews the tree canopy on every Strathfield site before committing to a design direction. Where trees are protected, the design works around them. Where trees can be removed with council consent, we advise on the process and timeline. This is not a complication that comes up late in our projects.

Wide blocks give more flexibility in passive house design. On a narrow lot, the orientation of the building is often constrained by the street frontage. On a wide Strathfield block, the building can be oriented to maximise north-facing glazing regardless of street orientation, and the deeper plan can be designed with proper cross-ventilation, thermal mass placement, and room arrangement to suit the family's way of living.

On every project, the passive house is modelled in PHPP and independently certified to the Passive House standard by a third-party PHI-accredited certifier. Wide blocks mean the PHPP modelling can be optimised for orientation, window sizing, and thermal mass placement in ways that narrow lots simply do not allow.

Marvel Homes builds across the Strathfield Council area, covering Strathfield, Homebush, Homebush West, and Flemington. We also build in adjacent suburbs including Concord, Burwood, and North Strathfield, which fall under different councils but have similar site characteristics. If your block is in this part of Sydney, we are familiar with the planning environment and the typical site conditions.