Tag: Melbourne renovation
Nest Architects has transformed a Melbourne house that was abandoned for years and became a squat, into a light and airy environmentally sustainable home. “Basically, we tore the house apart to let light and air into rooms that otherwise would have been very dark,” explain the architects. “This created a number of landscaped courtyards and light-wells. […]
Co-editor of inside Gillian Serisier discovers how a Heritage home of architectural and cultural significance embraces the fine line between contemporary and homage. There is a breathtaking simplicity to the layout of the original home, with two grand rooms stacked above two others, while all the utilities, including bedrooms, have been pushed to the rear. […]
On a tree-lined street in Melbourne’s bayside suburb of Elwood, Star Architecture’s Elwood House effortlessly mixes the old with the new. On a street populated predominantly with red-brick Californian bungalows and terracotta tiled roofs, the renovation comprises a mix of contemporary and heritage buildings within a council Heritage overlay. Prior to its transformation, Elwood House […]
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