Markham Residence Brunswick, Victoria Building Project, Australian Real Estate Design, Architecture Images
Markham Residence in Melbourne
8 Jan 2021
Markham Residence in Brunswick
Design: Preston Lane Architects
Location: Brunswick, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
The Markham Residence is a significant heritage renovation to an existing unliveable house in Brunswick, Victoria.

What was the brief"

The client?s brief for this project called for a four-bedroom house with two living areas as well as off street parking via a rear lane.

What were the solutions"

The design approach retained the front section of the original house and converted the front two rooms and original entry hallway into a master bedroom suite. This maintained the original entry from a visual streetscape point of view, however introduced a new physical entry into the middle of the house from the eastern side through an unusual second gate located within the original front fence.
This approach ensured the new extension was located to the rear and did not impact on the streetscape of Collier Crescent. This new entry and study space set up a zoning to the house ensuring separation from parents at the front, living spaces to the rear and then kids bedrooms upstairs. Given the new extension was built boundary to boundary a large void was inserted to allow eastern light deep into the plan above the kitchen space as well as connecting the upper-level kids living room with downstairs.

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