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Pop Top House

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Location
Ocean Grove, Victoria, Australia
Year
2022
Structure
House (Single Residence)
Style
Midcentury
The upgraded and reconfigured kitchen breaks out into the new addition where the raised roof floods this area with light and views of the Yellow Gum trees. The bushland view is opened up and enjoyed from a deep blockwork window seat.
The upgraded and reconfigured kitchen breaks out into the new addition where the raised roof floods this area with light and views of the Yellow Gum trees. The bushland view is opened up and enjoyed from a deep blockwork window seat.
View from the living room.
View from the living room.
Kitchen & Dining Room
Kitchen & Dining Room
The new dining area completely transforms the northern elevation of the home and contects the indoors with the bushland setting and northern light.
The new dining area completely transforms the northern elevation of the home and contects the indoors with the bushland setting and northern light.
The high wrap around roof form to the dining area completely transforms the northern elevation of the home and provides a backstop for the new alfresco roof.
The high wrap around roof form to the dining area completely transforms the northern elevation of the home and provides a backstop for the new alfresco roof.
External fireplace. The outdoor aflresco was planned around a retained external fireplace, painted white and upgraded to become the centre piece of
External fireplace. The outdoor aflresco was planned around a retained external fireplace, painted white and upgraded to become the centre piece of
Decorative breeze blocks bookend and external blockwork plinth which acts as a dining seat and place to perch and enjoy the garden. The alfresco roof if half enclosed and half louvred to provide maximum versatility.
Decorative breeze blocks bookend and external blockwork plinth which acts as a dining seat and place to perch and enjoy the garden. The alfresco roof if half enclosed and half louvred to provide maximum versatility.
The alfresco roof if half enclosed and half louvred to provide maximum versatility. A large sliding door connects the kitchen to the outside acting as a servery and sit-up space.
The alfresco roof if half enclosed and half louvred to provide maximum versatility. A large sliding door connects the kitchen to the outside acting as a servery and sit-up space.
A louvred roof increases the usable external area in the wetter months whilst allowing glimpses of sunshine and treetops on sunnier days. The decorative breeze block blade wall provides and blockwork plinth are both functional and sculptural.
A louvred roof increases the usable external area in the wetter months whilst allowing glimpses of sunshine and treetops on sunnier days. The decorative breeze block blade wall provides and blockwork plinth are both functional and sculptural.
There are so many vistas throughout this renovation with beautiful framed vingettes afforded from inside and outside. The staggered Norman Cophenhagen Bell Pendants are timeless and a beautiful signature over the curved kitchen bench.
There are so many vistas throughout this renovation with beautiful framed vingettes afforded from inside and outside. The staggered Norman Cophenhagen Bell Pendants are timeless and a beautiful signature over the curved kitchen bench.
Bifold windows allow the deep blockwork plinth to be both an internal and external seat - connecting the inside and out.
Bifold windows allow the deep blockwork plinth to be both an internal and external seat - connecting the inside and out.
Fixed louvres filter the northern light into the dining room and cast a rhthym of shadows on the ground. Large bifold windows are recessed into the blockwork plinth seat allowing diners to sit facing inwards or outwards to the bush garden.
Fixed louvres filter the northern light into the dining room and cast a rhthym of shadows on the ground. Large bifold windows are recessed into the blockwork plinth seat allowing diners to sit facing inwards or outwards to the bush garden.
All the little details combine to create a cohesive and beautiful language between materials.
All the little details combine to create a cohesive and beautiful language between materials.
All the little details combine to create a cohesive and beautiful language between materials.
All the little details combine to create a cohesive and beautiful language between materials.
The upgraded and reconfigured kitchen breaks out into the new addition where the raised roof floods this area with light and views of the Yellow Gum trees. A large servery window connects the new alfresco and kitchen area. The curved situp bench space is crowned by beautiful Bell Pendants.
The upgraded and reconfigured kitchen breaks out into the new addition where the raised roof floods this area with light and views of the Yellow Gum trees. A large servery window connects the new alfresco and kitchen area. The curved situp bench space is crowned by beautiful Bell Pendants.

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Architect
Interior Design
Builder
Duncan Pascoe Builders
Photographer
Steph McGlenchy Photography

From Nine Muses Design

Lifting the lid on a mid-century house to connect it with the land, sun, and treetops.

Alterations & Additions
Ocean Grove
Wadawurrung Country
Completed 2022
Additional Floor Area: 27sqm


Set on beautiful, treed acreage this house had great bones and an enviable setting. Updated meticulously by the owner, an experienced builder, our clients had hit a roadblock renovating their living spaces. They wanted them to connect with each other and the outdoors without too much intervention.

Our brief was to unlock the floor plan challenges and create a connected, light-filled modern living zone. It needed to complement the existing character and provide an aspect of their beautiful bushland backdrop.

With these areas previously constrained in a narrow line, we added a new dining area out towards the landscape and popped the roof up to gain sunlight. This unlocked 180 views of the garden, the pool and the treetops.

A deep blockwork plinth creates a an indoor/outdoor dining seat and when the bifold windows are open this edge becomes a part of the outdoors – the perfect spot to perch with a drink, read or supervise swimmers in the pool.

This plinth extends into the alfresco area, helping to unite the spaces aesthetically and creating outdoor seating. An existing outdoor fireplace was retained and revived, becoming the focal point for this updated alfresco gifted seasonal use by the versatile louvred roof above.

The new kitchen extends from under the existing roof line into this new double height space. A large servery window links to the alfresco area making entertaining easy. With a repositioned entry, the lounge has become a place to bunker down by the fire and decompress.

We prioritised quality space instead of more of it to create an addition that nestles into and enhances the existing home.