G
R
Yet Wyk Architecture purposefully juxtaposes the old with the new to allow the original home’s form to be clearly read while offering clients, a young family, room to grow.
For Wyk Architecture Director Kathy Grigoriu, an addition and renovation that copied the existing structure was not the right approach to the heritage Malvern East dwelling. Instead, the new build would be delineated and pay respect to the original 1920s home through complementary forms and materiality with a clear point between the old and new, which is a defining theme for this project. “It allows the heritage to stand apart and be recognised for what it originally was, a single-storey bungalow,” Kathy says.
The clients, a family with three young children, came to Wyk Architecture seeking a place where they could have room to grow and entertain. Having lived in a small bungalow, this home would need to suit the family at this point in time, plus cater to the needs of their future teenagers and beyond. While the initial brief was to focus on the main spaces, like the kitchen, living and dining rooms, ample light was also another major consideration, with care taken that the south-west extension would receive enough natural light through the day. The two-storey skylight void and glass stairwell, which is the preeminent feature dividing the old house to the new, also acts to add light to this heritage property.
Featuring Ross Gardam Nebulae Vertical Chandelier.
This article originally featured on The Local Project. Written by Lauren Jones.
Malvern East by Wyk Architecture
wykarchitecture.com.au
Nickolas Gurtler fashions a black and white palette for Sydney hair studio Cole Hair, designed to evoke a sense of internal fierceness with elements inspired by Tom Ford.
EXPLORE PROJECT /
The Adapt collection launches with distributor Hightower at Chicago's NeoCon, with a showroom designed by Casey Keasler and team at Casework.
EXPLORE PROJECT /
The 30th annual ICFF 2019 NYC is sadly over! We miss it already but we’d like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who visited our booth!
EXPLORE PROJECT /
Fairfield House saw the renovation, extension and first floor addition to a quaint single-fronted weatherboard Victorian cottage.
EXPLORE PROJECT /
Utilising Ross Gardam’s beautiful residential Noon Lounge and commercial Tailored Lounges, James Dunlop Textiles presents: La Primavera Collection.
EXPLORE PROJECT /
Brunswick House is a minimalist midcentury modern residence located in Brunswick, Australia, designed by Winwood Mckenzie Architecture.
EXPLORE PROJECT /
FMD Architects’ Queens Chambers delivers relaxed beauty. Endeavouring to provide for the duality of work and rest. The space transitions with the day, and a pull of a curtain.
EXPLORE PROJECT /
EDIT released by Melbourne-based Cantilever Interiors captures a refined materiality in a finely balanced palette array, inspired by the unique character of our Australian landscape.
EXPLORE PROJECT /
Ross Gardam Previews Ceto Circlet, to be launched at TRANSCENDENCE as a part of Milan Design Week 2023.
EXPLORE PROJECT /
