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.

Cremorne Residence

Jodie Carter Design

Custom cabinetry in Dulux Snowy Mountains Quarter and Eveneer Planked Oak shelves. Escea gas fireplace with sandstone tile cladding.

Eagle Mountain Lake House

Urbanology Designs

Dark Plank Wall with Floating Media Center

This living room features a large open fireplace and asymmetrical wall with seating and open shelving.

Waplington Games Room

Revival by Design

Above a newly constructed triple garage, we created a multifunctional space for a family that likes to entertain, but also spend time together watching movies, sports and playing pool. Having worked with our clients before on a previous project, they gave us free rein to create something they couldn’t have thought of themselves. We planned the space to feel as open as possible, whilst still having individual areas with their own identity and purpose. As this space was going to be predominantly used for entertaining in the evening or for movie watching, we made the room dark and enveloping using Farrow and Ball Studio Green in dead flat finish, wonderful for absorbing light. We then set about creating a lighting plan that offers multiple options for both ambience and practicality, so no matter what the occasion there was a lighting setting to suit. The bar, banquette seat and sofa were all bespoke, specifically designed for this space, which allowed us to have the exact size and cover we wanted. We also designed a restroom and shower room, so that in the future should this space become a guest suite, it already has everything you need. Given that this space was completed just before Christmas, we feel sure it would have been thoroughly enjoyed for entertaining.

Wohnzimmer mit großen Fenstern einrichten und gestalten

Livarea

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Modernes Alpenbilla mit Livitalia Holz TV Lowboard schwebend und passenden Couchtisch. Großes Ecksofa von Marelli aus Italien. Esstisch und Stühle von Conde House aus Japan. Marelli Marmor Konsole für Sofa. Wohnzimmer mit hängendem Kamin.

Beacon Street Brownstone

Elms Interior Design

Photography by Michael J. Lee Photography

Apex Family Room

Home Enrich

Contemporary & Tonal

Sandra Britt Interiors

Chevron Park- Family Room

LDa Architecture & Interiors

TEAM Architect: LDa Architecture & Interiors Interior Design: LDa Architecture & Interiors Photographer: Greg Premru Photography

Multi-Generational New Home

12/12 Architects & Planners

Cliffside Farmhouse // Modern Farmhouse

Younger Homes

seacliff modernist residence / huntington beach

Moss Yaw Design studio

a small family room provides an area for television at the open kitchen and living space

Montage Penthouse

Alder and Tweed Design Co.

This family room features a mix of bold patterns and colors. The combination of its colors, materials, and finishes makes this space highly luxurious and elevated.