‘A mid-century-modern backdrop is most architects’ dream palette,’ says Drawing Room Structure founder and architect Nicola Dovey.
When the homeowners of this mid-century Frankston house approached her to renovate their brick gem, Nicola embraced the enjoyable of working with a unusual constructing from such an iconic period.
Purchasers Kirsten and Greg, and their two children, had been residing there since 2012. Externally, it was filled with its authentic nostalgic character, however the rear featured an ‘ill-considered’ extension that was added within the Nineteen Eighties.
‘They needed the 80s extension remade to permit the household to reside in concord all collectively, cooking and entertaining, or quietly in their very own nook studying or stress-free,’ Nicola says.
Along with carving out new useful areas like an improved entry sequence, the transient took cautious consideration of the household’s life-style.
A heritage overlay restricted any adjustments to exterior partitions, present home windows or the roofline, forcing Drawing Room Structure to give attention to rearranging the inner areas.
‘After mapping out the actions a household would ideally run by means of on any given day, we arrange a wise workflow for these actions and designed the joinery to assist these actions,’ Nicola provides.
The brand new residing area accounts for all of Kristen and Greg’s conditions, starting from guaranteeing a connection between the eating nook and kitchen so cocktails could possibly be simply handed to visitors; a big island bench made sturdy sufficient to deal with curry making and crimson wine spills.
Close by, the couch affords a comfy spot to unwind overlooking the hearth and the gardens exterior. There’s additionally devoted areas for his or her report participant and report assortment, together with loads of storage.
As true followers of the house’s modernist bones, Nicola and the homeowners sought to recapture this retro vitality throughout the brand new interiors. Plywood particulars distinction in opposition to pops of burnt orange on the laminate joinery, with cobalt blue hidden inside open cabinets, on the eye-catching entrance door, and stools by Dowel Jones in the same daring colourway.
‘Tonally, we positioned wealthy reds and blacks beside pale paperbarks and porcelain white bricks. The wealthy cork flooring provides heat, texture, and a softness underfoot,’ she says.
The house now appears like a contemporary and enjoyable tackle its mid-century roots — proving the facility of an excellent color palette!
