Holroyd Court
Project details –
Type
Residential
Builder
Quadro Constructions
Year
2017
Press –
Habitus
online feature
Est Living
online feature
The Local Project
online feature
Red Magazine
print cover feature
Hunting for George
online feature
An existing interwar duplex in Melbourne’s St Kilda East on a sloping site was the foundation of this challenging conversion project.
The two units had complex floor plans over three levels, including a detached basement. The interior was adapted primarily through the demolition of dividing walls and floors. The basement garage was connected through a new staircase and repurposed as the kids’ play area.
The solidity of the original building was respected through curved details and materials designed to emphasise mass. A new central void above the entry creates drama and provides a visual clarity to the arrangement of spaces.
The building’s steep elevation provided excellent views but created a disconnection with the outdoors. A key gesture was burying the old garage doors behind a grassy hill to connect the main living space to the garden and swimming pool.
The result is a home that’s open and connected; an entertainer where young kids and pets can run wild.
Entrance
The central stair and void is the main connecting element
Kitchen
The bench spans across the two building halves