Clarke Street House

Designed by Chan Architecture, this project is a rear and upstairs extension to a single fronted Victorian terrace in Port Melbourne.

The brief was for three bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, and an open-spaced family room with high ceilings.

Chan Architecture’s response was to lower the level of the existing house by two steps to create additional height through the ground floor.

The main steel structure was also exposed, along with the existing red brick wall along the west to create an industrial warehouse aesthetic.

Light was brought into the ground floor via a light court behind the kitchen and long skylights in the living room.

Externally, the rear façade was inspired by the different textures and transparencies of period stained glass windows, with different panels with varying sizes and levels of texture.

Project Details

Completion Date – 2018
Building Levels – 1

Project Team

Architecture

Chan Architecture

Chan Architecture is a Melbourne-based architectural practice with a strong focus on design.

After several years working with some of Melbourne’s most respected architectural firms, Anthony Chan established Chan Architecture in 2007.

Since then, Chan Architecture has completed a number of successful residential projects across Melbourne, including renovations and extensions, new houses and multi-unit developments.

www.chanarchitecture.com.au

Photography

Tatjana Plitt

Tatjana is an award-winning artist and architecture/interiors photographer based in Melbourne. She completed her Bachelor of Media Arts at RMIT University and has exhibited her work throughout Australia and internationally.

Inspired by the power of architecture to shape how we feel, think and behave, Tatjana creates images that capture the mood and emotion of spaces.

www.tatjanaplitt.com