The Glen Iris House, Melbourne Residence, Modern Home Extension, Victoria Architecture Images
The Glen Iris House in Melbourne
Modern Residence Extension, Australia – design by Steffen Welsch Architects
29 Mar 2017
The Glen Iris House
Design: Steffen Welsch Architects
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
The Glen Iris House

The Glen Iris House is a two storey modern extension to a Californian Bungalow on a good sized block in suburban Melbourne. The original weatherboard house sits on a sloping site and is elevated at the front and level with the ground at the back with no relationship to the outside.

When we visited the site for the first time we were immediately drawn to the beautiful leafy backyard that meandered down towards the house. The sloping land was terraced and formalised through dry stone walls: this gave us the inspiration to extend the old house by adding a new design that reflected the natural environment it was sitting in. As a result we developed a building that is terraced following the slope of the site and is directly linked to the backyard. From the original house you step up into the dining room, and then up into the lounge, from the lounge outside onto a paved area. The paving is enclosed by a seat height dry stone wall that marks the enclosure of the built area. From there you step up onto the lawn making the backyard the destination of an upwards journey through the house.
The internal zoning is clear and simple. The old house at th...