Theresa Street Residence

Theresa Street Residence
© Peter Bennetts
Theresa Street Residence
© Peter Bennetts

Theresa Street Residence

Sonelo Design Studio

ARCHITECTS
Sonelo Design Studio

ARCHITECTS IN CHARGE
Wilson Tang, Elodie Lim

MANUFACTURERS
&tradition, Bang & Olufsen, Bosch, Ceramica Vogue, Great Dane, Hafele, Havwoods, Muuto, Oliveri, Roger Seller, Centor, Index And Co

BUILDER
Legion Building Solutions

PHOTOGRAPHS
Peter Bennetts

AREA
170 M²

YEAR
2013

LOCATION
Melbourne, Australia

CATEGORY
Houses

On our first visit to this single storey house off a cul-de-sac lane, we were dazed by what presented before us.On our first visit to this single storey house off a cul-de-sac lane, we were dazed by what presented before us.

Theresa Street Residence
© Peter Bennetts
Theresa Street Residence
© Peter Bennetts
Theresa Street Residence
© Peter Bennetts

Upon entry, we were greeted by a tripartite layout with rather wide hallway barrelling through the gut of the house into the living room.

Two clumsy stairs ascended from hallway to mezzanines. Spaces were dim and disjointed.

Mezzanines were low in headroom. Bathrooms were bunker like, far removed from the loft interiors it boasted.

Theresa Street Residence
© Peter Bennetts
Theresa Street Residence
© Peter Bennetts
Theresa Street Residence
© Peter Bennetts

We were tasked to create a seamless light-filled interior whilst not diminishing the accommodation.

With a modest construction budget, contrary to the extent of works required, our intervention became an exercise of restraint.A rigorous re-planning was necessary to bring forth spatial clarity and continuity.

New kitchen, dining, and bathrooms were relocated to the heart of the house, previously a bland hallway.

Theresa Street Residence
© Peter Bennetts
Theresa Street Residence
© Peter Bennetts

They linked existing front entry to the living room, simultaneously benefitting from the tall gable ceiling. Selection of finishes took cue from existing industrial detail and palette was kept neutral.

The outcome is a modest seamless interior effortlessly disguising the old as new.

Theresa Street Residence
© Peter Bennetts
Theresa Street Residence
© Peter Bennetts
Theresa Street Residence
© Peter Bennetts


Theresa Street Residence
Ground Floor Plan
Theresa Street Residence
First Floor Plan


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