Located in Northcote, Garth was once a dilapidated nineteenth century Italianate Victorian masonry dwelling who has since been restored and added to with an elegant and restrained timber addition to accommodate a young family of five and two energetic dogs.
A new residence situated in a beautiful oak tree lined street. This home was built by a builder for his young family. A minimal approach to materials has created an interior which is reflective and relaxing in feel.
An addition to an existing red brick double fronted Victorian, this home is arranged to allow a strong axial progression from front to rear. Formal spaces are zoned within the original front rooms whilst the rear caters for the main family spaces at the ground level with sleeping spaces above.
Hip and Gable House is a bungalow-style house designed by Melbourne-based Architecture Architecture Studio. Once was a time when a roof was a roof. Mostly it just sat up there to keep the rain off, but more importantly, it looked like a roof. A roof would hold itself in such a way, with its jaunty gables, casual hips and firm ridges, to let the world know that this house is a house.
Project: Kate’s House / single storey extension Architects: Bower Architecture Location: Melbourne, Australia Area: 385,5 sqm Photographs: Shannon McGrath Kate’s House is a single storey extension and renovation to a 1960’s house, entered through a side courtyard sanctuary which separates the retained part of the existing dwelling and the new addition. Description by Bower Architectue:
Vista House is a family home recently completed by Dan Gayfer Design in Thornbury, Melbourne. The interior and exterior spaces are orientated towards the new garden terrace
Project: Dramatic Loft Apartment Architects: Adrian Amore Architects Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Photographs: Fraser Marsden Architect Adrian Amore has transformed a conventional space into a dramatic loft apartment with curvalicious white interior. Walls bend and converge in this loft apartment housed in a former butter factory, West Melbourne, Australia. A sculptural stair sits at the
The brief from the client was to convert the double-fronted weatherboard into a fun, energetic home with more space and lots of colour that enabled the growing family to remain in their home for years to come. The renovation extended the existing home to include 4 bedrooms, a study and open-plan living area.
