“Devoted to their neighbourhood even after the demolition of their aging house, two inner-city Melburnians chose to rebuild – and their elegantly composed new home is a place for both revelry and repose.”
Brett Seakins, ArchitectureAU
In our early conversations, the way our client described their home as a gathering place for their families and friends resonated with us. How these gatherings took many forms and how they will evolve become the question central to us. This desire to create a home that brings their relation together whilst also personal to them becomes the driving concept. “More space” is not the answer. We felt that their new home needs to be compact, intimate, yet open and flexible.
Burnley is a composed urban infill to a row of townhouses that has replaced the formerly dominant terrace houses in the area. Sheltered behind the hit-and-miss brickwork is a tranquil home with robust materiality, unexpected sky views, and access to plenty of greenery.
A collaboration with Ample Architecture | Photography by Pier Carthew.
