Weather House is a bespoke home for a young, nature-loving family on a quintessentially compact Northcote block. Our clients Claire and Brent cherished the character of their century-old worker's cottage but required more considered space and flexibility in their home. Claire and Brent are camping enthusiasts, and in response their house is a love letter to the outdoors: a rich, durable environment infused with the grounded ambience of being in nature. From the street, the dark cladding of the sensitive rear extension echoes the existing cottage!s roofline, becoming a subtle shadow of the original house in both form and tone. As you move through the home, the double-height extension invites the climate and native landscaping inside at every turn. The light-bathed lounge, dining room and kitchen are anchored around, and seamlessly connected to, a versatile outdoor living area. A double-sided fireplace embedded into the house’s rear wall brings warmth and ambience to the lounge, and inspires a campfire atmosphere in the back yard. Championing tactility and durability, the material palette features polished concrete floors, blackbutt timber joinery and concrete brick walls. Peach and sage tones are employed as accents throughout the lower level, and amplified upstairs where sage forms the tonal base for the moody main bedroom. An adjacent private deck creates an additional tether to the outdoors, and houses planters and trellises that will decorate the home’s exterior with greenery. From the tactile and textured finishes of the interior to the surrounding Australian native garden that you just want to touch, the house encapsulates the feeling of being part of the outdoors; like Claire and Brent are camping at home. It is a tribute to Mother Nature, Weather House’s muse.

A fun and colourful kids bathroom in a newly built loft extension. A black and white terrazzo floor contrast with vertical pink metro tiles. Black taps and crittall shower screen for the walk in shower. An old reclaimed school trough sink adds character together with a big storage cupboard with Georgian wire glass with fresh display of plants.

Toilet room with Cole & Son wallpaper and skylight above

The removable grab rail up

The en-suite renovation for our client's daughter combined girly charm with sophistication. Grey and pink hues, brushed brass accents, blush pink tiles, and Crosswater hardware created a timeless yet playful space. Wall-hung toilet, quartz shelf, HIB mirror, and brushed brass shower door added functionality and elegance.

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Ensuite bathroom with putty metro tiles and toucan wallpaper with custom Barlow & Barlow sink

Charming girl's bathroom with French Toilet Custom Built in vanity.

Bright and airy family bathroom with bespoke joinery. exposed beams, timber wall panelling, painted floor and Bert & May encaustic shower tiles .

En suite bathroom with rose coloured tiles from Artisans of Devizes and Wall & Deco wet system wallpaper.