Designed by Chan Architecture, Washington Avenue House is located on a typical quarter-acre site in the leafy suburb of Malvern East in Melbourne.
The project sought to renovate and restore a double-fronted Edwardian residence with a new modern extension added to the rear.
Chan Architecture’s approach was to retain and restore the front hallway and front four bedrooms, converting one bedroom into a master walk-in robe/ensuite and the other into a sitting room/library.
The new modern addition included two additional bedrooms, a shared main bathroom, a powder room, and a hallway that leads into the new modern kitchen, dining, and living area at the rear.
By locating the main family space lengthways along the south sound of the block with high ceilings and full-height north-facing windows, the expression of light and space is particularly striking.
Internally a material palette of exposed brick, natural timbers, and stone adds warmth and character to the main living spaces.
Project Details
Project Size – 239 m2
Completion Date – 2020
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 of 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.
Photography
Tatjana Plitt
Tatjana is an award-winning artist and architecture/interior 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.
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