A three storey extension to the rear of an existing semi-detached bungalow on a steep, river front site that PP first completed back in ‘08. In 2017 we revisited the interiors adding detail and texture to the original building footprint and palette.
The clients’ requested a dark kitchen which would also throw hints to the industrial aesthetic of the iconic Collingwood Foy & Gibson building in which it is located. The original design did not utilise the vast space, resulting in areas that the clients could not properly use.
Treetop House explores architecture that responds to its environment pragmatically but also emotionally, allowing a young family to connect with their leafy surrounds.
The site is a small 300m2 suburban block in south east Melbourne. The brief was to design a new dwelling to accommodate a family of 4 while also including flexible spaces which can change as the children grow and the needs change.
We have reinvigorated the unexciting, worn out original 1960s villa unit in a secluded inner eastern Melbourne suburb to a “modern inner-city apartment” within the constrained budget.
Brighton residence is home to a young family of five. Referred to Simone by a previous client, the owners knew that a major renovation was on the cards – but decided that filling the space with furniture art and object that they loved would be their first priority.
The intention was two-fold, firstly to lengthen and consolidate the experience of the original Hawthorn house by extending the formal corridor to a third bay, and restoring the original ceiling height and heritage detail throughout.
This addition to an existing Californian bungalow in Brunswick West was from the outset an exercise in ‘quality over quantity’. For the clients, a creative couple with a teenager, achieving ‘more space and lots of it’ was never the goal, rather, opting for considered, flexible spaces that would adapt with them as a family.
