By FMD Architects
An extension to a late 1920’s Californian Bungalow in Melbourne’s south-east began with a complete update to the badly neglected existing interior and later expanded to a new Kitchen, Living & Deck extension to the rear. The motive was to create a home that sensitively combined the best elements of 1920’s design with modern style and comfort to suit the needs of a family of 3.
A key feature of the existing house was the unique period details which the design sought to re-interpret and connect with, in the new extension. The original house extensively features a pentagonal motif throughout the decorative timberwork. This two-dimensional decorative shape is extruded into a three-dimensional form, embedding the old within the new. The shape is then reinforced through the large day bed window symmetrically placed on the rear wall of the new Family Room framing a portal view to the garden.
Photography: Dianna Snape, Derek Swalwell
Our architecture and interiors tell the stories of the place on which it resides, and the stories of the people who occupy the place, both past and present. We develop site sensitive, sustainable design responses embedded with the particularities of our client, which maximises the natural amenity of the home to elevate a greater sense of wellbeing and connection to place.
Our design response oscillates between the pragmatic and the poetic, always striving for unique creative responses which are engineered for the local conditions.
FMD Architects is a practice with extensive experience in architecture and interior design of varying scales, types and budgets. The core work of the practice is boutique commercial, hospitality and residential work.
The focus on specific projects enables a high level of client service as well as an intense design process with rigorous detail.
A particularity of the practice is its extensive research into materials and product development, which equips it with a knowledge to develop rich and inventive architecture.
The personal and collective histories of our clients enrich our ideas on every project. Our methodology allows us to research thoroughly the particularity of any design brief without falling back upon generic response.
We add value through an insightful creative process to produce a unique response to each project