New St House, in Melbourne’s inner south-east, is a bold and confident renewal and additional to a heritage dwelling in a contextual setting deeply embedded with convention and tradition.

Designed to suit the needs of a growing family, the New St house consists of a rear and upper addition that capitalises on the site’s urban location, it’s surrounding context and various environmental opportunities.

With a relatively small allotment and a trend of residential additions in the streetscape, the layout of the addition maximises the use of the site to achieve a 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 2 living room home of 175m2. The layout provides an adaptability that will ensure the home has a life beyond the current inhabitants. Spaces are discretely zoned with strong connections to external spaces, either physically, visually or both.

Materials are muted, allowing the form to dominate the external aesthetic, while the interior finishes carry a strong contrast in tone and texture that is in a state of constant change depending on the daylight conditions throughout the day.

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