Main Ensuite - double vanity with pill shaped mirrors all custom designed. Textured Dulux suede effect to lower dado with Dulux Grey Encounter to walls and ceiling. Skirting and architraves painted charcoal to highlight and frame.

Periscope House draws light into a young family’s home, adding thoughtful solutions and flexible spaces to 1950s Art Deco foundations. Our clients engaged us to undertake a considered extension to their character-rich home in Malvern East. They wanted to celebrate their home’s history while adapting it to the needs of their family, and future-proofing it for decades to come. The extension’s form meets with and continues the existing roofline, politely emerging at the rear of the house. The tones of the original white render and red brick are reflected in the extension, informing its white Colorbond exterior and selective pops of red throughout. Inside, the original home’s layout has been reimagined to better suit a growing family. Once closed-in formal dining and lounge rooms were converted into children’s bedrooms, supplementing the main bedroom and a versatile fourth room. Grouping these rooms together has created a subtle definition of zones: private spaces are nestled to the front, while the rear extension opens up to shared living areas. A tailored response to the site, the extension’s ground floor addresses the western back garden, and first floor (AKA the periscope) faces the northern sun. Sitting above the open plan living areas, the periscope is a mezzanine that nimbly sidesteps the harsh afternoon light synonymous with a western facing back yard. It features a solid wall to the west and a glass wall to the north, emulating the rotation of a periscope to draw gentle light into the extension. Beneath the mezzanine, the kitchen, dining, living and outdoor spaces effortlessly overlap. Also accessible via an informal back door for friends and family, this generous communal area provides our clients with the functionality, spatial cohesion and connection to the outdoors they were missing. Melding modern and heritage elements, Periscope House honours the history of our clients’ home while creating light-filled shared spaces – all through a periscopic lens that opens the home to the garden.

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Perfect spacious bedroom for a young girl. Lots of natural light.
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The embodiment of Country charm. A spectacular family home offering lavish high ceiling’s that exude welcome and warmth from the moment you enter. Designed for families to live large featuring Children’s Activity and Home Theatre, you will spoil yourself in the heart of the home with open plan Living/Kitchen/Dining - perfect for entertaining with Walk In Pantry. The luxurious Master Suite is the Master of all Masters, boasting an impressive Walk In Robe and Ensuite as well as a private Retreat. Cleverly separated from the remaining three Bedrooms, this creates a dedicated adults and children’s/guest wing. Working from home has never been so easy with the spacious Home Office, situated to the front of the home so you can enjoy the view while working. Intuitively balanced and offering value for years to come, the Barrington offers comfort around every corner.

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Master Bathroom. Elegant simplicity, dominated by spaciousness, ample natural lighting, simple & functional layout with restrained fixtures, ambient wall lighting, and refined material palette.