What do you get when you mix a love for timber, Italian inspirations, and an abundance of natural light? A family home that “feels like it’s hugging you”, says Timmins + Whyte Architecture and Interior Design co-founder Sally Timmins. Receiving its namesake from the fruity, colourful Italian dessert, Casa Cassata is a home designed to […]
Coinciding with its 20th anniversary, HAY has just opened its second Australian retail store in the heart of Fitzroy in Melbourne at 176 Johnston Street. In addition, the brand has just published its first book with Phaidon in honour of the 20th milestone. What’s better than Fitzroy, one of the trendiest areas of Melbourne, for […]
Situated in the back streets of Fitzroy, Melbourne, the renovation and extension of this double story terrace house and old stable building is a homage to its location. Designed by Austin Maynard Architects the house, built in 1850, and its garden were initially separate lots that were recently consolidated onto a single site. The clients wanted the architects […]
Muted tones and finely detailed steelwork pattern the façade of the home, which serves as a nod to what was once an industrial neighbourhood, through an interior comprised original bricks, timber, and blackened steel.