The Cable House transforms a small, dark workers’ cottage into a contemporary family home, finding elegant solutions to the challenges posed by the dense urban environment, narrow south-facing site and heritage context.
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Boundary St House, Port Melbourne / Chan Architecture
The Boundary St House is a striking, new house on a small, irregular site in Port Melbourne. The conceptual framework of the project was to draw inspiration from the industrial warehouse building type
Edwardian Terrace House in Brunswick Gets an Original Upgrade
Renovating a semi-detached, single fronted Edwardian terrace house always poses a unique set of challenges. The sites are often long and narrow with a shared party wall on one side and an existing house which can be over 100 years old.
Additional Living Space Was Added To This 1960s Home in Melbourne
BENT Annexe adds additional living space to a 1960s home with a lot of charm, while also reconnecting it to the garden. In contrast to the heaviness and introspective nature of the original home, this new, light-weight and light-filled Annexe is open and outward-looking
Miller Residence / Ark 8 Architects
Miller Residence is an exploration of the interstitial spaces and relationships between the existing built form and the surrounds. The existing weatherboard property suffered from piecemeal connections within as well as with the natural environment.
Cecil Street House in South Melbourne / Chan Architecture
The Cecil Street House project was a renovation and extension to a single fronted, double storey Victorian terrace house in South Melbourne. The existing house was long and narrow, and consisted of a series of dark, dilapidated rooms planned in a linear configuration.
