Monogram by Nexus Designs

Nexus Designs collaborate with EMArchitects to transform a Victorian terrace house in an inner-city Melbourne suburb.

Design studio Nexus Designs were contacted for the interior fit-out of a home in Albert Park, Melbourne while the EMArchitects’s architectural intervention was well underway. With a modern extension at the rear of the heritage home, Nexus Design’s approach to the interior was simple and unified, restricting the number of finishes to honour the home’s old status. 

By focusing on a restrained colour palette, EMArchitects and Nexus Designs have designed a practical and modern family home that respects the building’s history.

The kitchen features premium Siemens appliances.

The iconic Le Corbusier No. B9 Chair by Thonet.

Painted white, internal brick walls are visible in extension of the house, celebrating the transition from old to new. The kitchen and dining space are highlighted with an expansive window and in-built window seat. Facing north onto the lush terrace courtyard, it was vital that the rear of the home maximised the influx of natural light.

Although small, the home cleverly integrates storage solutions, with built-in cabinetry framing various spaces in the home. Set along the back wall, the minimalist kitchen efficiently saves space with its integrated appliances and unique layout. Upstairs, stained black floorboards are paired with crisp walls; their classic skirting boards and architraves a juxtaposing feature from the new floor below.

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B&B Italia Bend Sofa from Space Furniture.

While the interior selection is clean and uncomplicated, it was crucial that the terrace still embodied a sense of warmth that is necessary for a family home. Achieved through the gentle layering of materials, the home focuses on embracing the pre-existing nature of the building. As with the entire home, the bathroom maintains a simplistic elegance with concealed cabinetry and unassuming fixtures.

Nexus Designs and EMArchitects have acknowledged the architectural heritage and natural charm found within the home, demonstrating the understated beauty of less is more.

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Montague by Nexus Designs

Nexus Designs collaborate with EMArchitects to transform a Victorian terrace house in an inner-city Melbourne suburb.

Design studio Nexus Designs were contacted for the interior fit-out of a home in Albert Park, Melbourne while the EMArchitects’s architectural intervention was well underway. With a modern extension at the rear of the heritage home, Nexus Design’s approach to the interior was simple and unified, restricting the number of finishes to honour the home’s old status. 

By focusing on a restrained colour palette, EMArchitects and Nexus Designs have designed a practical and modern family home that respects the building’s history.

The iconic Le Corbusier No. B9 Chair by Thonet.

Painted white, internal brick walls are visible in extension of the house, celebrating the transition from old to new. The kitchen and dining space are highlighted with an expansive window and in-built window seat. Facing north onto the lush terrace courtyard, it was vital that the rear of the home maximised the influx of natural light.

Although small, the home cleverly integrates storage solutions, with built-in cabinetry framing various spaces in the home. Set along the back wall, the minimalist kitchen efficiently saves space with its integrated appliances and unique layout. Upstairs, stained black floorboards are paired with crisp walls; their classic skirting boards and architraves a juxtaposing feature from the new floor below.

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B&B Italia Bend Sofa from Space Furniture.

While the interior selection is clean and uncomplicated, it was crucial that the terrace still embodied a sense of warmth that is necessary for a family home. Achieved through the gentle layering of materials, the home focuses on embracing the pre-existing nature of the building. As with the entire home, the bathroom maintains a simplistic elegance with concealed cabinetry and unassuming fixtures.

Nexus Designs and EMArchitects have acknowledged the architectural heritage and natural charm found within the home, demonstrating the understated beauty of less is more.

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Garden Wall House by Studio Bright

Studio Bright bring out the best of a narrow inner-city site with an innovative brick extension, respectful of its heritage confines. 

Melbourne-based architecture firm Studio Bright (formerly MAKE Architecture) are completely attuned to the social and environmental fabric of their projects. So there was no better candidate to take on a narrow site of just 4.5 metres wide in inner-city Carlton, Melbourne – a ‘game of millimetres’. 

Aptly named the Garden Wall House, Studio Bright designed two white brick walls to run at a constant height from the garden all the way through the interior of a heritage extension. Above a singular brick form balances;  a ‘hit and miss’ brick veil that lets sun shoot through every opening from top to bottom. Mirroring the silhouette of the single-fronted Victorian, Studio Bright have packed a punch in a small footprint, fulfilling the client’s desire for a dynamic, leafy and light-filled refuge. 

The owner’s request for light-filled spaciousness ruled all aspects of the new design. Studio Bright introduced skylights at every opportunity, enhanced by the all-white textural brickwork, stairs and joinery. The kitchen and living area open up onto the outdoor space, providing another predominant light source and optimal ventilation. This layout has also created a genuine sense of spaciousness, blurring the lines between the garden and interior. While it may be close in proximity to its neighbours, Studio Bright’s garden retreat feels secluded, enveloping the owner’s within. 

The upper level of the extension gently nods to its masonry neighbours, albeit the adapted gable roofline. This is what Studio Bright see as their contribution to the ongoing contemporary evolution of the local brick architectural context. The hit-and-miss brickwork lets morning light dapple into the bedroom space while ensuring complete privacy from neighbours. 

Studio Bright have worked hard to allow architectural elements to take on more than one use; their dynamic thinking freeing up internal amenity. They have even squeezed in a roof deck and garage at the rear that also doubles as a study and music room. 

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Keeping the scheme pared-back was a priority, so the home relies on a consistent palette of durable, natural materials. American Oak timber veneer appears in the kitchen with a porcelain benchtop. Polished concrete was chosen as flooring for the new extension, while Studio Bright kept to American Oak timber flooring in the existing home. 

It’s no wonder Studio Bright’s Garden Wall House has taken out several awards for its boundary-bending design. Meeting the client’s expectations and site limitations, the Garden Wall House is a blueprint for balancing heritage context with contemporary innovation. 

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