Hawthorn Hood House / BENT Architecture
The Hawthorn Hood House clients (a couple of professionals with primary school-aged twins) approached our studio to design a renovation extension for a house that they occupied in a neighboring suburb.
The Hawthorn Hood House clients (a couple of professionals with primary school-aged twins) approached our studio to design a renovation extension for a house that they occupied in a neighboring suburb.
Elsternwick House…A unique and contemporary extension & first floor addition was proposed to this existing family home. The bold design concept for the first floor was envisaged like a tree house
From the outset, it was clear that our client’s vision for their new home, Lake Wendouree House, was one that had environmentally sustainable design principles – specifically Passive House (Passiv Haus) standards at it’s core.
This Art Deco Elwood Duplex was crying out for some attention after years of alterations and lean-to additions had left this home confused, cluttered and dark.
The Ashburton townhouses also incorporated environmentally conscious design principles including optimising the solar orientation to benefit both dwellings despite one side facing north and the other south
This Californian Bungalow Family Home aims to reduce operational energy through passive solar and services and minimise embodied energy through compactness and choice of materials.
The Queens Chambers expresses a space of quiet contemplation and inspiration. Serving to function both the needs of work and hosting, the chambers demarcates itself as a place of respite from the day’s proceedings in court.
Little Pinky House is a major alteration and extension – on a modest scale – of a hundred year old weatherboard cottage just outside the blast radius of Coode Island.