Baker Street House : By Marcus O’Reilly Architects

Melbourne suburb of St. Kilda, Victoria, Australia
Marcus O’Reilly Architects

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images and drawings courtesy of Marcus O’Reilly Architects
 Australia-based architectural firm Marcus O’Reilly Architects recently has completed a house on Baker Street.

+ Project description courtesy of Marcus O’Reilly Architects

Located on a highly desirable street two blocks from the beach in the Melbourne suburb of St. Kilda, this extension grafts on to an Edwardian home in a dramatic yet sensitive fashion. Due to the fact that the surrounding neighbourhood has various heritage requirements to keep the Edwardian street frontage intact Marcus O’Reilly Architects had to carefully insert this modern extension without negatively affecting the streetscape. While, the flat seam zincalume metal cladding applied to the rear is a distinctive and modern transition material from the timber siding of the original house, it also ties new and old together in relating to the corrugated roof of the original structure. Low key durable interior and exterior finishes were chosen throughout and creatively applied to the project to allow for a high end final result which not only will age well but met a strict budget.

The Trojan House : By Jackson Clements Burrows Architects

Howthorn, Melbourne, Australia
Jackson Clements Burrows Architects
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This alterations and additions project addresses a briefing requirement of providing space for a young growing family with 3 children under the age of 10.
 
Photo © Emma Cross
The initial idea was to challenge the conventional ‘box on the back’ type addition with a sculptural form born of site restraints; such as the ResCode setbacks along the south boundary; the ideal internal programmatic arrangement, the desire to maintain as much back yard as possible and inspired by the rooftop topography of hips and valleys of the existing Edwardian house. Three kids bedrooms and a bathroom were placed cantilevering above the garden, above a large living space below. This programme was then wrapped in a seamless timber skin, covering roof, windows and walls.

Elm & Willow House : By Architects EAT

Melbourne, Australia
Architects EAT

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Photo © James Coombe 
This project involves restoration and alteration to the existing Edwardian house, and the demolition and construction at the rear of a new addition. The transparency and openness of the new part is a deliberate counterpoint to the introverted Edwardian house with its dark central corridor. Our intention was to create an “inside is outside is inside” environment, where inside and outside spaces were interchangeable elements. The project evokes a certain reference to the Farnsworth House by Mies van der Rohe, and many courtyard houses in Melbourne by McGlashan and Everist.