Excerpt: Kelvin House, a home interior by FMD Architects, refurbishes the existing house internally and constructs a new deck which would maximise access to the north light whilst providing shade from the western sun. Internal spaces were replanned to create a continuous line of spaces with direct views from the front to the rear of the house through the linear corridor space.
Project Description
[Text as submitted by architect] The brief was to refurbish the existing single-fronted terrace internally and construct a new deck which would maximise access to the north light whilst providing shade from the western sun.
A triangular deck to the rear of the existing house was devised to reorientate the dwelling towards the north, with a planter box incorporated with vertical screening to the west. The battened screening weaves its way over the face of a planter box and up towards a canopy structure, embracing and screening the deck below.
Internal spaces were replanned to create a continuous line of spaces with direct views from the front to the rear of the house through the linear corridor space. A large black joinery block defines the transition from old to new spaces. This block contains the bathroom, laundry, study, shelving and kitchen. The kitchen then unfolds along the island bench into a triangular form, reiterating the forms of the deck, and establishing a dialogue between the inside and the outside of the house.
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