A Modest Brick Residence

Posted on September 09th, 2013 in Interior Style Concepts

Australian studio Edwards Moore has revamped a little brick home in Melbourne by adding a new storey and a translucent roof. A small single-storey terrace residence, dwarfed by the surrounding urban fabric. The aim, to boost the very good high quality and scale of the living spaces inside, improve the sense of aspect/outlook and access to organic light, while keeping a private and comforting oasis.

By thinking about the addition of the second floor not fundamentally as the addition of horizontal plane perched atop the current structure, but equally as a vertical space which, by means of its connectivity amongst ‘branches’, creates a exceptional sense of volume and unity within the dwelling as a whole. The translucent skin floods the spaces with all-natural light, and strategically placed openings produce a central internal landscape. through

A Modest Brick Residence