‘From the outset, the home radiated a unusual allure that mirrored the homeowners’ personalities,’ Healy Ryan Architects co-founder Dan Ryan says of this undertaking in Pascoe Vale South.
‘Each wall and shelf is alive with artworks, journey mementos, and cherished collections — alongside rows of selfmade jams and sauces ready from produce grown within the backyard.’
These particulars gave the brick bungalow a homely power, amassed after serving because the couple’s household dwelling for 20 years.
With their kids now grown and moved out, the home had taken on a brand new life. As Dan describes, ‘It was nonetheless full of holiday makers, however it had extra room for his or her work, hobbies, and artistic pursuits.’
The shoppers engaged Healy Ryan to reimagine two ‘awkward and under-utilised’ rooms nestled past the kitchen and eating space, within the rear lean-to of the house.
This 20-square-metre part was reconfigured to create a brand new laundry, lavatory, and research that would additionally double as a visitor room for visiting household and buddies.
Although the world was small, the transformation was vital. Inner partitions had been eliminated, openings had been rigorously rearranged, and new environment friendly joinery was designed to maximise performance throughout the low proportions of the lean-to construction.
Whereas different shoppers generally want encouragement from their design crew to experiment with color, the imaginative and prescient for this daring renovation actually got here from the homeowners.
‘The shoppers had been clear that the brand new areas shouldn’t really feel overly minimal or scientific. As an alternative, they needed them to hold the identical heat and character as the remainder of the house,’ Dan provides.
‘A key inspiration was the ceramic woodgrain ground tile — one thing the shoppers had used earlier than and cherished. They managed to trace down the final out there batch in Australia, which grew to become a basis for the palette.’
The unconventional flooring options timber-look patterns in mix-and-match colors, capturing most hues of the rainbow.
Healy Ryan explored many alternative choices for the backdrop earlier than touchdown on a daring inexperienced to drench the ceilings, partitions, and joinery — anchored by timber accents and brass fittings.
A big timber-framed window within the new research now opens to the backyard, whereas a glass-block window within the lavatory meets fireplace laws and offers a delicate, glowing mild.
The interiors are daring, however Dan says there’s one thing calming in how the pure supplies steadiness out the vivid colors.
‘Greater than that, seeing the shoppers inhabit the area so naturally was the best reward’, Dan says. ‘It confirmed that this design was the correct match for them.’
