Mollymook Beach House / Jost Architects
The design was inspired by the mid-century vernacular of not only the original part of the house but nearby beach houses as well, with their distinctive skillion roofs and simple but robust materials.
Jost Architects is an architectural practice based in Melbourne established by Patrick Jost in 2005. The firm has been involved in a diverse range of projects in the institutional, residential and commercial sectors. We provide architectural services in all stages of a project from conceptual design, town planning, documentation, right through to completion and procurement. We are also able to adjust the extent of our services to suit the requirements of each specific project to enable all clients to benefit from architectural input. It is the practice’s philosophy that all the projects we work on should not only have the most functional result but be of a high quality contemporary design and on budget for our clients.
LOCATION: Melbourne, Australia
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The design was inspired by the mid-century vernacular of not only the original part of the house but nearby beach houses as well, with their distinctive skillion roofs and simple but robust materials.
Looking to the future, the clients required a house capable of a multi-generational family dynamic including their teenage children, Timba the dog and older parents who frequently visit from overseas but will eventually join them permanently.
The project involved an existing double fronted Victorian house with a council Heritage Overlay. The previous 1980s extension to the rear was removed with a clean break between the original area of house and the extension.
St Kilda House is an old abandoned cottage that has been transformed by Melbourne-based Jost Architects into a lively and vibrant home. Description by Jost Architects: This project was the complete revival of a severely dilapidated 1850’s cottage on death’s door. The brief called for an open plan living, dining, kitchen, rumpus room, bathroom, walk