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Mihaly SlocombePeriscope 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.
Delphinium DesignAnother view of styled family room complete with stone fireplace and wood mantel, medium wood custom built-ins, sofa and chairs, wood coffee table, black console table with white table lamps, traverse rod window treatments and exposed beams in Charlotte, NC.
John McClain DesignHaving ample storage was important to include during the planning stage of this space. Custom floor to ceiling cabinets were installed and completed in the same finish as the refrigerator wall in the kitchen below, creating a repetition to bridge the two spaces together. The same style of hardware from the refrigerator was also installed on the cabinets as the elongated pulls are proportionate to the height of the doors. Both the left and right sides can be converted into closets should they need to be used multi-functionally.
Photo: Zeke Ruelas
CBH ArchitectsThe photo shows the family room, bathed in light. The vaulted ceiling features exposed wood beams, shiplap panelling, and LED lighting built-in to the beams to cast light upwards toward the ceiling. RGH Construction, Allie Wood Design,In House Photography.
CuttingEdge Built LLCCould you imagine this once dark orange, outdated keeping room would transition into this beautiful, bright, space???
Josh McLaughlinNew construction family room/great room. Linear fireplace with built-in LED underneath that rotate colors
Texture Living IncThis was an old Spanish house in a close to teardown state. Part of the house was rebuilt, 1000 square feet added and the whole house remodeled.
Jan Neiges, CMKBD with NKBAThis tall wall for the fireplace had art niches that I wanted removed along with the boring white tile border around the fireplace. I wanted a clean and simple look. I replaced the white tile that surrounded the inside of the fireplace with black glass mosaic tile. This helped to give the fireplace opening a more solid look.
Mid-sized Family Room Design Photos
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