Seddon House Victoria, Australia
(Olaver Architecture)
Working with a pre-existing
but gloomy
warehouse conversion, the new renovation reconfigures the building’s internal layout to maximise functionality and access to light. The site was laden with environmental challenges, meaning that adding extra footprint was financially prohibitive. Instead, the intervention transforms the townhouse by relocating the two-storey stair to the rear of the site, creating a large northern void. This light well is matched by new, four-metre high glazed sliding doors that open to the central courtyard on the other side of the floorplate. Inspired by the palette of the original 2000s renovation, the interior scheme reinvigorates the existing fabric through curation of colour, texture and detail, employing reflective stainless steel and perforated metal to bounce light throughout.
Category Built, Residential