Connect Six House in Melbourne
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Connect Six House in Melbourne
Building Renovation Project in Victoria, Australia – Redesign by Whiting Architects and Fisher & Paykel
28 Sep 2019
Connect Six House
Design: Whiting Architects in collaboration with Fisher & Paykel
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Connect Six House is located in the heart of Melbourne, Australia, this unique space is bursting with contemporary design that skilfully preserves the history of the existing Edwardian home, originally built in 1915.
The family of this home was set on retaining the period detailing of the existing house while also injecting into it the functionality of modern living. The architects set out to mould different qualities of space in different areas of the house. Steven Whiting, Director of Whiting Architects says: ?Any new addition evident from the outside was kept deliberately modest; tackled as if the new had been inserted into the existing building and implying that they could be slid out again if the family decided to move.? The kitchen became the core around which the rest of the structure revolved. Due to the size of the family and with the knowledge that the kitchen would be heavily used, the architects chose materials that were durable and required low maintenance: timber, concrete, stone and ceramic. Whiting says: ?The kitchen is the heart of the home and an area for all to congregate. Tucked b...
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