Architects:Beatrix Rowe Interior Design, Pop Architecture

Area :192 m²

Year :2020

Photographs :Willem Dirk Du Toit

Manufacturers :  Anchor Ceramics, Concrete Collaborative, Cult, Eco Outdoor, HAY, Hub Furniture, Muuto, Signorino, APLO, Adbri Masonry, Arc One Gallery, CSP Architectural, Design Nation, Galerie Pompom, Gineico Lighting, Goula Figuera, Grange Joinery, Grazia and Co, In Good Company, Market Timber, +2Melbourne Bricks, Oblica Fireplaces-2Anchor Ceramics

Lead Architects :Katherine Sainsbery, Justine Brennan

Interior Design :Beatrix Rowe Interior Design

Builder :Cloverleigh Home Improvements, Jason Eccarius

Landscape Consultant :Amanda Oliver Gardens, Amanda Oliver

Masonry Contractor :Michael Lorimer Bricklaying

Interior Design Team : Beatrix Rowe, Amanda Rea, Philippa Castleman (Pop Architecture)

Graduate Architect : Finn Forsyth

Structural And Civil Engineering : Measure Engineering, Andrew Lamerton

Building Surveyor : Fotia Group, Stephen Fotia

Renovated Floor Area : 123 m2

New Floor Area : 69 m2

Joiner : Grange Joinery

City : South Yarra

Country : Australia

The core idea for the renovation of this dark and run-down Edwardian house was to maximise natural light.  The Client’s brief stipulated an efficient floorplan over a single level which prioritised ‘light and flow throughout’, ‘respect for the Edwardian features’ as well a preference for ‘curved edges’ and ‘real materials’.  The interrogation of this brief led to a strong passive design philosophy and further exploration of the core idea via strategically placed glazing and the effect of light on curved forms and carefully selected materials.