By Karabatos Architecture
The brief was to turn this 1 bedroom apartment into a two-bedroom entertainer's delight. By flipping the levels to move the private spaces downstairs and then turning the upstairs area into one large entertainment space, it gave the clients the opportunity to entertain with a view.
The result is a light-filled apartment with two spacious bedrooms, a large bathroom, separate laundry and powder room, a beautiful Victorian Ash timber staircase and an airy open plan kitchen/dining/living area upstairs that opens up via large sliding stacker doors onto a wrap-around balcony to take in the 180-degree view of Albert Park Lake, Port Phillip Bay and the Melbourne CBD.
Photography: Ari Karabatos Architecture
Karabatos Architecture is a Melbourne-based firm devoted to fine-grain projects ranging from small office fit-outs to complete house renovations and additions.
After working as a skilled labourer on various sites during his university studies and working for small architecture firms around Melbourne, Ari at Karabatos Architecture has learnt the key to an emotive and well-designed space is simplicity. Understanding the importance of good communication both during design and construction, Ari intently listens to his client’s needs and wants in order to create a clean design that helps them realise their dream space.
“Good architecture is built through simple, clear and articulated lines…whether communicative, drawn or visualised.”