Webster Street

Dark timber deck looking through to living and dining spaces — heritage renovation — Ballarat — Moloney Architects

White and timber kitchen, study and living spaces with island bench and overhead windows — heritage renovation — Ballarat — Moloney Architects

White and timber kitchen, dining and living spaces with timber ceiling sloping upward — heritage renovation — Ballarat — Moloney Architects

Interior living space with light-grey furniture and timber shelving and ceiling — heritage renovation — Ballarat — Moloney Architects

Black and light-brown bedroom with bedside table and gold lamp — heritage renovation — Ballarat — Moloney Architects

Walk-in wardrobe with timber cabinetry — heritage renovation — Ballarat — Moloney Architects

White-walled hallway with windows on either wall facing each other — heritage renovation — Ballarat — Moloney Architects

White brick bathroom with dark tile floor and timber cabinetry — heritage renovation — Ballarat — Moloney Architects

Dark timber exterior and hallway window — heritage renovation — Ballarat — Moloney Architects

Dark timber deck looking through to dining space — heritage renovation — Ballarat — Moloney Architects

Exterior view of heritage silhouette — heritage renovation — Ballarat — Moloney Architects

Architectural diagram — heritage renovation — Ballarat — Moloney Architects

Size

650m2

Location

Ballarat

Completed

2015

Builder

Renovative Construction

Photography

Shannon McGrath

Press

Houses Magazine, Architecture AU

Awards

2016 HIA Renovation of the Year, Winner

2016 Houses Magazine Awards, Finalist

This project is an extension and restoration of a historic home in central Ballarat. The contemporary addition extends from the south side of the existing house. A wall of glass sliding doors connects the main living area to the backyard. The roof of the extension is pitched up to the north – with clerestory windows filling the new living spaces with natural light. The different structures are connected via a glazed linkway that clearly differentiates the architectural eras and allows the old and new designs to sit comfortably side by side.

“Glimpses of the new timber-clad box appear from within the old house. In finely-crafted timber, it looks more like joinery that has escaped and been enlarged to become habitable architecture”. – Toby Horrocks – Houses Magazine