WOWOWA transforms a warehouse in Melbourne’s inner city into a family home that has been expertly realised in both function and form. Moving into an inner city warehouse from an established home in the outer suburbs is an exciting and eventful decision for many empty nesters. While downsizing generally means condensing living into a smaller […]
There is a fine line between what works and what falls flat when it comes to the theatrical that few can master. Hassell’s interior for Di Stasio exemplifies mastery of that divide with aplomb. Art, particularly large-scale art, is another area where most designers are at sea. Again, Hassell has proved itself consummate with an […]
Inspired by hygge and the beauty of the unadorned, studiofour transforms a 1970s brown brick building into a home filled with depth and soul. The 5263-square-foot Central Park Road Residence in the Melbourne suburb of Malvern evokes the heritage of its Danish owners, starting from the exterior bricks, which were repainted charcoal black. This colour […]
A loose reference to Renaissance Italian architect Leon Battista Alberti’s Of the Country House for a Gentlemen served as a guide for this heritage terrace house, which has been overhauled by Andrew Simpson Architects with Simone Haag. Hatherlie, as the property is known, is located in the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy and was built […]