This turn-of-the-century villa in Parkside was reworked from one thing in want of a little bit of consideration, into an abode that stuns with its fashionable simplicity.
Portsea gray honed limestone was used for the kitchen island bench and splashback to create a impartial texture within the house.
Travis Richardson had owned his Parkside home for 10 years earlier than he enlisted structure agency Studio Gram to design a refresh that will showcase the attraction of the 1910-built residence, whereas guiding it into the trendy day.
Being mates with Studio Gram founders Dave Bickmore and Graham Charbonneau, Travis entrusted the pair with the design, whereas he constructed a lot of the renovation himself.
“The goal of the design was to keep up the present character of the prevailing constructing with the introduction of a complementary, but distinct extension to obviously delineate previous and new,” says Graham.
When Travis bought the property, a small extension had already been added to the rear of the house; this was eliminated within the rework, permitting for a brand new open-plan addition.
The villa’s authentic type featured two bedrooms and one rest room, which was prolonged to suit three bedrooms, a research and two loos.
The compact website additionally includes a full laundry, butler’s pantry and a pool, with unimaginable use of house.
The primary “wow second” is in the principle rest room – the one space of the house by which Travis wished to have the most important enter. A big format, frameless skylight captures the daylight, whatever the time of day; when the sky is evident, the ceiling is good blue.
Matte finishes have been used within the house to cut back any reflection and glare attributable to what Graham refers to because the “roof window”.
Within the grasp ensuite, a moodier palette offers a luxurious really feel and a big operable window connects instantly with the panorama design, letting the outside in.
The Bauhaus ceramic tile in darkish gray taupe from Glennon Tiles has been paired with a bigger format Eventide terrazzo tile from Fibonacci Stone.
All through the house, the crisp white and pure tones are easy and calming.
“A muted, trustworthy materials palette has allowed pure mild and the panorama to take a seat on the forefront of the design,” Graham says.
Whereas every house is mild and vibrant, a delicate shift in supplies offers every house a novel character whereas nonetheless remaining linked to the remainder of the house.
Bespoke particulars embrace Portsea gray honed limestone from CDK Stone, used on the kitchen and eating space benchtops, an off-form concrete fireplace and Tasmanian oak timber flooring all through.
Maybe some of the attention-grabbing design components of the house is the repeat look of curves. The perimeters of partitions within the open plan residing house have been softened to curves, as have the bathe display and a bench within the residing house.
The motif continues all through with round handles, curved mirrors and a curved roofline on the again verandah, with timber decking across the pool following the curved roofline above.
“The curves are an integral a part of the design, drawing your eye round in any other case compact areas and permitting for pure mild to penetrate deep into the guts of the residing and circulation areas,” Graham says.
“They create a seamless transition between these areas, emphasising a way of spaciousness inside a fairly compact footprint.”
Graham says that whereas the block is a mere 360 sq. metres, with the house having a footprint of 180 sq. metres, by no means did the architects really feel as in the event that they have been restricted by way of structure potentialities.
A north-south axis runs by means of the house, opening the ground plan to permit morning mild from the east into the principle residing space.
“Reference to the backyard and entry to pure mild, with out sacrificing privateness, have been necessary components of the consumer’s transient from the outset,” Graham says.
“To realize this on a compact website, the north facade was opened up with a beneficiant portion of floor-to-ceiling glazing, set again from the eave line to guard the inside from harsh summer time daylight, however to permit winter solar to penetrate.”
Whereas it’s small in scale, the yard has been designed cleverly to permit a fringe of greenery, an out of doors kitchen and a pool.
“The place the positioning permits, the plan is condensed to permit gardens to creep alongside the boundaries of the property, and small courtyards are launched to allow cross air flow and improve alternatives for mild and connections to the greenery,” Graham says.
This text first appeared within the 2023 SALIFE Premium Property journal.
