Matt Goodman Architecture Office

Northcote House

Northcote House
© Paul Hermes

NORTHCOTE HOUSE

MGAO

ARCHITECTS
MGAO

MANUFACTURERS
Autodesk, Colorbond, Adobe, Design Pine, Grandure Oak

FURNITURE
Thonet Australia

ENGINEERING
Webb Consult

DESIGN TEAM
Matt Goodman, Callum Andrews

BUILDER
Bluerock Construct

PHOTOGRAPHS
Paul Hermes

AREA
30 m²

YEAR
2019

LOCATION
Northcote, Australia

CATAGORY
Houses

Text description provided by architect.

This project is an addition to an existing Weatherboard 'Shop Front House' located in Northcote, a suburb of Inner City Melbourne.

Northcote House
© Paul Hermes
Northcote House
© Paul Hermes

Over the years the original building, once used as a Corner Store, accrued many poorly thought additions, the brief was to demolish all previous additions and replace them with a new, functional addition, containing Kitchen / Dining room and Bathroom.

The existing conditions had some beautiful qualities, such as the rear courtyard which seemed to create a moment of retreat from the busy street outside.

Northcote House
© Paul Hermes
Northcote House
© Paul Hermes

These qualities led to the desire for the proposed Kitchen to have a strong connection to the courtyard, increasing the sense of space and openness that the otherwise small 30m2 addition may have lacked.

The positioning on the internal windows again reinforces the sense of openness, creating the impression that one is sitting within the garden looking over the fence as opposed to being fully enclosed by the room.

Northcote House
© Paul Hermes
Northcote House
© Paul Hermes
Northcote House
© Paul Hermes


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Proposed north elevation
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Existing north elevation


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Existing plan
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Proposed plan


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Transversal section
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Longitudinal section


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Details

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