Shadow Cottage retains the charm of an existing heritage home while creating something modern and liveable through a sustainable renovation – effectively creating a shadow against the old. I think this sustainable, sensitive house renovation by MRTN Architects showcases what can happen with true collaboration, as we see with the client's Martin and Cheryl May.
Videography by Anthony Richardson.
On a narrow inner-Melbourne site, Northcote House creates a generous family home by providing space only where it serves a clear purpose.
In Shady Creek, MRTN Architects arranges Shady Creek Farm House as a collection of corrugated sheds around a courtyard, allowing the home to belong to the working farm while creating refuge.
In Melbourne’s inner north-west, Ayr House overcomes a south-facing backyard by placing a private courtyard between the original home and its new addition.
Set within the parkland surrounds of Park Crescent, this home embraces Garden City principles, where a soft material palette and organic forms foster a quiet dialogue between architecture and nature.
McMahon and Nerlich were engaged to reimagine this small worker’s cottage, transforming it into a modern city retreat that connects with its surroundings.
Connected House builds on Peter McIntyre’s Modernist principles to create a home that balances the old and new, where the home and its landscape are seamlessly intertwined.
