The owners of this delightful period home in Toorak Melbourne initially felt they required a second story extension to expand their usable space. Through the rigorous briefing and feasibility process, we identified key critical elements and established through sketch design and timeline analysis, an extension was not necessary. Instead, a clever internal redesign of the existing building footprint was all that was needed to achieve an outcome of superior functionality.

For the interior design, NORTHBOURNE drew inspiration from the owner's love of patterning, texture and contrast, evident in their artwork collection. These ideas were interwoven throughout the whole design, including joinery design, colour selections and material choices.

The outcome is bold yet delicate, and provides efficient & effective functionality, perfect for a young family. We are delighted with the outcome, as is our client.