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Hawthorn House turns a tight inner-suburban site in Melbourne into a calm urban retreat, answering its external setting and its internal needs at the same time. A mirrored facade reflects the heritage character and greenery of both the streetscape and the internal courtyards, so the neighbouring period frontages stay prominent while the house reads clearly as a modern insertion. A restrained but sophisticated material palette keeps that balance throughout.
The site's proportions, rear-lane access and surrounding built form called for a careful approach to where private outdoor space sits and how it faces. The plan turns the living areas inward and opens onto a sheltered, north-facing courtyard. Interiors are deliberately muted in tone and rectilinear in form, set against a vibrant art wall and soft planting. Together with reflective surfaces, these elements draw the inside out and soften the line between art and architecture.
The home covers 470 square metres across three levels on a 300 square metre site and was completed in 2016.
Architecture and interior design by Rohan Appel of ADDARC. Photography by Peter Clarke.
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- Project Size: 470 m2
- Building Levels: 3
- Completion Date: 2016
- Photographer: Peter Clarke
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