The Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong peoples of the East Kulin Nation
Victoria
Nestled amongst a diverse array of buildings, Bridge House unfurls as a corralled series of concrete sculptures and walled gardens, offering an unexpected, theatrical counterpoint to the enclosure of the home’s Victorian frontage. To reimagine their historic home, the clients sought to nurture family connection, cooking and entertaining and repurpose its antiquated layout. The liberal brief presented adventurous approaches to fuse old and new, driving a focus on connections within the home that challenged the original plan. Throughout the design, linking mechanisms create a complex, connected relationship between spaces – seizing the site’s full potential and producing poetic junctions. Through an established design language and spirited expression, the home’s unusual layout creates a sublime experience of spatial dynamics that transform throughout the seasons, The result is a creative yet rational response with an irreducible quality that amplifies the parts of the clients’ lives they love.
Overral the design is surprisingly homely, calm and quiet.
Considered family zoning creates an indepenant kids zone upstairs where they have taken ownership of space. We love that you walk in the door to the old house and journey through to the unexpected contemporary living space.
Tactile natural materials in the architecrue and interiors make you want to touch everything. Seasonal experiences within the house and garden produce exciting opportunities for enterntaining in both winter and summer with an ease of connection but joy of journey between spaces.
The Australian Institute of Architects acknowledges First Nations peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the lands, waters, and skies of the continent now called Australia.
We express our gratitude to their Elders and Knowledge Holders whose wisdom, actions and knowledge have kept culture alive.
We recognise First Nations peoples as the first architects and builders. We appreciate their continuing work on Country from pre-invasion times to contemporary First Nations architects, and respect their rights to continue to care for Country.
