Terrace House | Rob Kennon Architects

‘Terrace House’ is a project about fitting in rather than standing out and contributing to something bigger than the individual house—the broader heritage place.

Set within the heritage streetscape of Fitzroy, the new house comprises three buildings separated by a garden and light court. A material dialogue between the terrace house vernacular (rendered front, red brick back) and the new house plays out in a journey from public to private. At the most public interface, Gore St, is a white, rendered terrace silhouette that mimics the proportions, datums and openings of its neighbours. At the entry, the stark, white façade transitions to vibrant, red bricks – revealing an unexpected, external passage through the building’s undercroft. This graded journey from exterior to interior creates an intermediate space between public and private.