WINTON HOUSE

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Winton House is a composition of two halves – a carefully renovated and restored 1890s Victorian era heritage frontage, and to the rear, a contemporary two-storey extension.

Molecule inherited a less than typical starting point for this project. The building envelope had already been developed by a draftsperson which had endured a protracted VCAT process to obtain approval. The building was a monolithic rendered mass with no articulation or connection to the heritage building that it resides against. Our design challenge was to transform the approved envelope and reconfigure the interior without triggering the need for any planning amendments.

The new extension comprises a dark bluestone ground floor shroud which acts as a sibling to the proportion and detailing of the existing house. Internally, the chronology of the two parts of the house is expressed through a clarity of detailing. The generous Victorian ceiling heights are continued from the front rooms into the proportions of the rear extension, bringing a grandness and a relaxed ease to the family living spaces. The material palette is a softly toned layering of sage green and soft greys in natural stone, timber veneer, timber floorboards, terrazzo floor tiles.

ARCHITECTURE & INTERIOR:

Molecule Studio

CONTRACTOR:

Provan Built

AREA:

380sqm

COMPLETION:

2019

PHOTOGRAPHY:

Derek Swalwell

STYLING:

Beck Simon