Same suburb.
Completely new home.
Location
Cumberland LGA, Western Sydney
Build Type
Knockdown Rebuild
Feature
King Pool Included
Year
2024
Award Finalist
HIA NSW 2025
Custom Home
HIA NSW 2025 — Custom Home
Award Finalist
Housing Industry Association · New South Wales
“Recognition from the Housing Industry Association reflects a standard of design and construction that goes beyond the brief — it reflects a commitment to building homes that are genuinely considered.”
Location
Cumberland LGA, Western Sydney
Build Type
Knockdown Rebuild
Home Style
Contemporary Two-Storey
Key Feature
King Pool — built alongside
Client Goal
Stay in the suburb · build for modern family life
Block Type
Established suburban block
They loved
the suburb.
Not the house.
This family had been in Cumberland for over a decade. The schools, the community, the commute — all of it worked. What didn’t work was the home. Low ceilings, a closed-off kitchen, a backyard that got almost no use. With two growing children and a different way of living than when they moved in, the house had quietly become the wrong home for the right suburb.
Renovating had been on the table for years. Three quotes later and the numbers didn’t stack up — disruption, budget blowout risk, and at the end of it still a home that had been patched rather than resolved. A conversation with King Homes NSW changed the framing entirely.
“Renovation was just moving the problem around. A rebuild meant we could actually solve it.”
The knockdown rebuild option meant the same block, the same street, the same suburb — but a home designed from scratch around how the family actually lived. Not around the constraints of an existing structure.
Transparent upfront pricing, in-house design team, and the ability to build the pool alongside the home — one contract, one handover. Everything complete when they moved back in.
The Brief
A modern family home designed for indoor-outdoor living — with a pool the whole family could use year-round. More space, better light, and a kitchen that opened to the backyard rather than faced a wall.
- Open-plan kitchen, dining and living to rear
- Pool integrated — not an afterthought
- Master suite separated from children's bedrooms
- Dedicated home office or study nook
- Street presence — a home that held its own on the street
- Everything done at handover — no staged landscaping
The Design Response
King Homes NSW designed the floor plan from the block and the brief outward — not from an existing catalogue inward. The rear of the home was resolved first, positioning the pool and alfresco for the best solar access and sightlines from the kitchen.
- Kitchen island positioned with direct sightlines to pool
- Sliding doors across full rear width for alfresco connection
- Upper-level master suite with private balcony — separated from children's rooms
- Double garage with internal access resolved within the frontage
- Pool constructed during the build — pool deck poured with the slab
- Landscaping coordinated and completed at handover
Three things worth
looking closely at.
The Pool-to-Kitchen Connection
The pool isn't visible from just outside — it's visible from the kitchen island. The sightline was designed deliberately. A parent cooking dinner can see where their children are without leaving the room. This is the detail that most floor plans miss entirely.
Upper-Level Master Retreat
The master suite sits on the upper level, separated from the children's bedrooms by the open staircase and study nook. A private balcony faces west — afternoon sun, views over the backyard and pool. Not an optional extra. Designed this way from the first draft.
One Contract. Everything Done.
The pool was designed and built alongside the home — one contract, one builder, one handover. The family moved in to a completed home with a finished pool, landscaping, and pool deck. No disruption after settlement. No second building phase. Done.
Making the pool work on an established suburban block
The block wasn’t large. Fitting a pool, a double garage with internal access, and a covered alfresco alongside a five-bedroom home required careful sequencing of the floor plan from the rear boundary forward rather than from the facade back. The pool had to be positioned first — everything else followed from that decision.
Resolved at design stage — not discovered during construction
King Homes NSW assessed the block during the initial consultation — before any design was committed to. The pool position, setback requirements, and the relationship between the garage access and the pool deck were all resolved in the floor plan before the build began. No surprises on site. The pool was poured with the slab and finished with the home.
A home designed
around the life they
actually live.
The family moved into a completed home — pool finished, landscaping done, not a single thing left to a second phase. The kitchen faces the backyard. The alfresco runs the full width of the rear. The master suite is exactly where they asked for it to be, with a balcony that catches the afternoon sun.
They’re still in the suburb they never wanted to leave. On the same block. In a home that’s nothing like the one they knocked down.
Location
Cumberland LGA
Build Type
Knockdown Rebuild
Pool
King Pool — built alongside
Handover
Everything complete
Builder
King Homes NSW
Common questions
How does a knockdown rebuild work?
Your existing home is demolished and a completely new home is built on the same block. You stay in the suburb you love — the home is designed from scratch around your brief, your block, and your family. King Homes NSW manages the full process from demolition through to handover.
Can I include a pool in my knockdown rebuild?
Yes — and building the pool alongside the home is the most efficient way to do it. One contract, one builder, one handover. The pool is designed and built during construction so you move in with everything complete. No second disruption after you’ve settled in.
Do I need to own the land to start?
Yes — a knockdown rebuild requires you to own the existing property. If you’re considering purchasing a home with the intention of rebuilding, we can assess the block and its potential as part of an early conversation before you commit to the purchase.
More homes.
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Thinking about
your own rebuild?
Tell us about your block and what you’re trying to achieve. Our team will come back to you with honest, specific advice — no sales pressure, no obligation.
We build knockdown rebuilds across Sydney’s established suburbs — Cumberland, Sutherland Shire, Inner West, Hills District, Canterbury Bankstown, and beyond.
Transparent upfront pricing
All selections completed before you sign — no provisional sums, no surprises after contract.
Pool built alongside the home
One contract, one builder, everything complete at handover. No second phase after you move in.
In-house design team
Your home designed from your block and your brief — not from a standard catalogue.
HIA NSW 2025 — Custom Home Finalist
Industry recognition for design and construction quality.
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