Wider door, simpler sidelight, and a vision panel for the light.

The original entry at Dingley was a narrow flush-panel door flanked by two sidelights — undersized for the home, visually disconnected from the renovation work the owners had done elsewhere. The brief was a bigger feature door, a simpler sidelight layout, and clear glazing so the entry didn't go dark.

We redesigned around a 1200 × 2040mm Vic Ash NORTH lining-board door with a vertical clear-glazed vision panel through the face. Sidelight count dropped from two to one — single narrow clear-glazed strip on the hinge side. The Vic Ash KD hardwood jamb runs the assembly. Merbau sill ties the base.

Result is a stronger architectural read at the entrance with more natural light through the vision panel and the remaining sidelight. The wider Vic Ash door gives the house a presence the original 820mm flush couldn't.