An early 20th century single-family house in Melbourne, Australia, designed by Kennedy Nolan. There is a spacious garden behind the house. The architects restored and redesigned the existing house and added a pavilion, which is separated from the original building by an internal courtyard containing a swimming pool.
The point of this project is that it breaks with the tradition of backyard expansion. A sense of formality and whimsy pervade the project, which the architects describe as a "quirky formal quality" that provides a balance between the garden and the interior space, further strengthened by a complex attitude towards texture, colour and pattern.
The client wanted a family home that was expressive, engaging and memorable, with the swimming pool as its basic element. The challenge of incorporating a swimming pool into a home environment increases every year, which breaks the immediacy of contact with water. Kennedy Nolan had cleverly designed a central swimming pool and placed a door on the building's facade. The pool deliberately challenges conventional concepts - it is round, compact, deep and dark.
- Interiors: Kennedy Nolan
- Photos: Derek Swalwell
- Words: Qianqian
