Monolith House, Melbourne Building, Australian Home, Victoria Residence, Architecture Images
Monolith House in Melbourne
Renovated and Transformed Property in Victoria, Australia – design by Rara Architecture
20 Jun 2017
Monolith House
Design: Rara Architecture
Location: Clifton Hill, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Monolith House

Our mission was to reinstate the old home?s glory through highlighting it?s simplistic characteristics and its overall form. We stripped it right back to a neutral state.

The height of the rear addition had the potential to dwarf the original heritage home, so, sympathetically, we mimicked the roof angle, but didn?t hide it. Nothing about the addition is ?trying to hide? anything. The old building transitions smoothly to the new, visually and emotionally, both internally and externally – the old floorboards transition to a new polished concrete slab, the old weatherboards transition to a perforated brick wall (outlining the central Zen garden) and then again to a solid brick wall. The addition, which can be enjoyed from the rear lanes and from within the property stands proud, like the existing Edwardian; it stands high, and strong without any exaggeration or excess, it is brutal, minimal and statuesque: a monolith.
Our client hired us knowing the value an architect can add to the quality of their space. Bianca pushed us really hard to getting an exceptional work of architecture and not something easy they could ?pull off? as owne...