Mullet House by March Studio

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Situated in Melbourne’s inner-city suburb of Kensington, The Mullet house performs contorted gymnastics in order to facilitate an ambitious brief on a small, yet opportunistic site. The clients, Scott Smith and Phoebe Moore, wanted to commission not only a new and comfortable home, but also sought a challenging design. Running a family business in construction, Scott and Phoebe’s own home would become an opportunity for them to showcase their own capabilities. A Heritage overlay shaped the design for the front of the dwelling, requiring that the cottage façade and first few rooms flanking Hardiman Street be retained and renovated. This is where the formality is, the face to the heritage land of Eastwood Street blends seamlessly with its cottage neighbors. Three bedrooms and two bathrooms are resolved into the pre-determined Edwardian shell, freeing up the new extension for the living areas. The fun begins to emerge when rounding Hardiman Street. “I don’t like it” — says one of the locals half way through construction. “It’s not in keeping with the area…” The new extension is not meant to be sympathetic to an older style but rather been shaped by the clients’ brief, solar access and one of Melbourne’s best views back onto the city

Mullet House by March Studio

Published: October 30th 2013

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