Periscope House draws light into a young family’s home, adding thoughtful solutions and flexible spaces to 1950s Art Deco foundations. Our clients engaged us to undertake a considered extension to their character-rich home in Malvern East. They wanted to celebrate their home’s history while adapting it to the needs of their family, and future-proofing it for decades to come. The extension’s form meets with and continues the existing roofline, politely emerging at the rear of the house. The tones of the original white render and red brick are reflected in the extension, informing its white Colorbond exterior and selective pops of red throughout. Inside, the original home’s layout has been reimagined to better suit a growing family. Once closed-in formal dining and lounge rooms were converted into children’s bedrooms, supplementing the main bedroom and a versatile fourth room. Grouping these rooms together has created a subtle definition of zones: private spaces are nestled to the front, while the rear extension opens up to shared living areas. A tailored response to the site, the extension’s ground floor addresses the western back garden, and first floor (AKA the periscope) faces the northern sun. Sitting above the open plan living areas, the periscope is a mezzanine that nimbly sidesteps the harsh afternoon light synonymous with a western facing back yard. It features a solid wall to the west and a glass wall to the north, emulating the rotation of a periscope to draw gentle light into the extension. Beneath the mezzanine, the kitchen, dining, living and outdoor spaces effortlessly overlap. Also accessible via an informal back door for friends and family, this generous communal area provides our clients with the functionality, spatial cohesion and connection to the outdoors they were missing. Melding modern and heritage elements, Periscope House honours the history of our clients’ home while creating light-filled shared spaces – all through a periscopic lens that opens the home to the garden.

Laight Street Project

Gregory Hitchcock Design

Detail image of day bed area. heat treated oak wall panels with Trueform concreate support for etched glass(Cesarnyc) cabinetry.

Finished Basement Family Room, Shiplap Accent Wall

Lasley Brahaney Architecture + Construction

Basement finished to include game room, family room, shiplap wall treatment, sliding barn door and matching beam, new staircase, home gym, locker room and bathroom in addition to wine bar area.

Arlington Home Art Gallery

Pierre Jean-Baptiste Interiors

This gallery room design elegantly combines cool color tones with a sleek modern look. The wavy area rug anchors the room with subtle visual textures reminiscent of water. The art in the space makes the room feel much like a museum, while the furniture and accessories will bring in warmth into the room.

The use of bulkhead details throughout the space allows for further division between the office, music, tv and games areas. The wall niches, lighting, paint and wallpaper, were all choices made to draw the eye around the space while still visually linking the separated areas together.

Rénovation totale RdC Paris XV

Desjoconception

Memorial Transitional

Frankel Design Build

Contemporary & Tonal

Sandra Britt Interiors

Charleston Colorful & Contemporary Home Remodel

Aiden Fabrics

Part of the renovation project included opening the large wall to the Music Room which is opposite the dining room. In there we married a gorgeous teal grasscloth wallpaper, also from Phillip Jeffries, with fabric for drapery & shades in Covington’s Abelia Garden which is a stunning embroidered floral on a navy background. Photos by Ebony Ellis for Charleston Home + Design Magazine

Modern Family Room with Entertainment Center

ZeroEnergy Design

Eagle Mountain Lake House

Urbanology Designs

Game room with concrete ping pong table and custom bar overlooking expansive lake views

Hilltop Mansion

Koffka Phakos Design

TGA HOME

Tommaso Giunchi Architetti

Zona salotto: Collegamento con la zona cucina tramite porta in vetro ad arco. Soppalco in legno di larice con scala retrattile in ferro e legno. Divani realizzati con materassi in lana. Travi a vista verniciate bianche. Camino passante con vetro lato sala. Proiettore e biciclette su soppalco. La parete in legno di larice chiude la cabina armadio.