Clad Pad is a sun-filled, family-friendly renovation to an existing dwelling located in Caulfield North. The original double-fronted, single-storey, weatherboard house was built in the 1890s in the Victorian style. The 1970s were not a kind decade and the house was transformed from an elegant Victorian cottage into the ugly duckling of the street. Over the years, numerous low-quality DIY renovations resulted in the entire skin being wrapped in a faux-brick asbestos cladding and the removal of much of its heritage charm.

Undaunted by a challenge, our clients purchased this ugly duckling with ambitions to transform the original rooms back into their former Victorian-era glory and add new contemporary light-filled spaces at the rear. A significant aspect of the project was undoing the 1970s makeover and restoring its beautiful heritage features.