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Yarraville Garden House in Melbourne
Contemporary Villa in Victoria, Australia ? design by Guild Architects
11 Oct 2016
Yarraville Garden House
Design: Guild Architects
Location: Yarraville, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Yarraville Garden House

Yarraville Garden House celebrates the sun and seasons through a family home that opens up to the north and a garden that permeates the house and the lives of the family.

 
While the original period home was in good condition, its orientation precluded effective passive solar design adaptation.  Rather than modifying the original home, it remains a bedroom wing, with the extension comprising the living areas that gain most benefit from passive solar design.  This minimised expensive and unnecessary renovations to the existing house (only one room was reconfigured) while maximising the benefits for the family of architectural input.
 
A new low roof links the old and new parts of the house while an adjacent courtyard separates it.  This addressed heritage requirements, which dictated a clear distinction between old and new, and provides a transition between the private bedroom wing and the public living areas.  The lounge area, sunken to compensate for the low roof and to enhance connection to the garden, was envisaged as a semi-private reflective space.  The glass doors on either end of the hallway acoustically separate the room whilst visu...