Jenkins Street House, Melbourne Real Estate, Australian Building Development, Architecture Images
Jenkins Street House in Melbourne
Real Estate Development in Victoria, Australia ? design by C.Kairouz Architects
27 Sep 2018
Jenkins Street House
Design: C.Kairouz Architects
Location: Jenkins Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Jenkins Street House
Jenkins Street is a juxtaposition in many ways. It flawlessly mixes private & intimate spaces with open plan living and the architecture provides contrast with new modern-contemporary meeting with old period-art deco.

The dynamic of new and old, and diversity on a functional level as well as a visual level alludes to a home with a perceived split personality; made tranquil with the right balance of yin and yang.
The main challenge set by the owner was to transform the dilapidated-yet-characterful art deco house and create a modern family home with a ?wow factor?, large enough to have three bedrooms and two living rooms with additional storage. Capturing light in a south-facing block in Melbourne also elicited its own challenges.

The existing 165sqm art deco home is a Northcote original from the 1930?s, situated at the front of a 557sqm block. The 110sqm extension utilised the generous space in the backyard and was brought right to the end of the site, transforming the traditional backyard into a modern one with multiple breakaway courtyards situated in different parts around the extension.

Blending the old with the ne...