Mt Eliza House, Victoria, Melbourne Residence, Extended Australian Property, Contemporary Architecture Photos
Mt Eliza House in Victoria
10 Feb 2022
Architects and Interiors: BENT Architecture
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Photos by Tatjana Plitt
Mt Eliza House near Melbourne
Australians are living longer and enjoying health and fitness long into their retirement, so isn’t it time we created homes to support and enable this growing demographic" One of our passions here at Bent Architecture is designing for ageing in place. With empathetic design strategies, we can enable people to live independently well into their senior years in a home they love and feel comfortable in. As our population ages, designing homes with ageing in place and accessible design principles in mind will mean homes won’t have to be retrofitted to help with mobility issues, require a lot of maintenance or feel overwhelming for elderly owners.
Recently we were given the opportunity to design Mt Eliza House – a home with ageing in place at the forefront thanks to two design-loving and passionate clients who were ready to sell up their family home and move closer to Mt Eliza village. Purchasing a smaller block closer to town would allow John and Ann to enjoy the rest of their lives together with a more manageable yard and within just a short walk or drive to the shops. The final piece of their dream would be creating a comfortable, energy-efficient home that would supp...