Merri Creek / Alexandra Buchanan Construction
Textual content material description provided by the architects. The Merri Creek House is a renovation and extension endeavor to an current heritage weatherboard cottage throughout the suburb of North Fitzroy. The endeavor re-imagines the usual residence with yard typology and is designed spherical a sequence of landscaped courtyard gardens. Conceptually, the ‘yard’ has been dissolved and dispersed all by way of the plan, creating an affiliation of gardens that each provide and permit numerous makes use of and options all by way of the day.
The overarching thought was for each inside space to handle a ‘inexperienced vista’ and allow a visual connection to the skin from every room. The courtyard gardens overlap and intersect with the inside areas, blurring the boundaries between out and in and bringing gentle and life into each of the rooms.
The heritage setting up has been completely restored to its distinctive state of affairs, eradicating the sooner layers of lean-to extensions, re-cladding, and reinstating the interval particulars and choices. The central axis of the distinctive hallway is maintained and extended by the use of the house into the model new addition, making a continuity between the outdated and new. As one strikes by the use of the house, the refined stage modifications help define each of the areas, whereas a glazed walkway concurrently unites and delineates the outdated residence from the model new addition.
Positioning the service areas alongside the western boundary allowed us to unencumber {the japanese} edges for the dwelling areas, capturing morning gentle and blocking out the merciless western photo voltaic. The precept dwelling areas keep on the underside floor, with the kitchen consciously positioned on the coronary coronary heart of the house. The upper stage is reserved as a personal kids’ retreat. Voids penetrate by the use of the plan, inviting interaction between the two ranges whereas sustaining essential privateness for the kids upstairs.
A restrained, low-maintenance supplies palette of brick, concrete, and charcoal timber was used to distinction the current weatherboard cottage.
