Black Hill House

Kitchen and dining spaces with warm timber and dark stone materials — renovation and extension — Ballarat — Moloney Architects

Dining table against with warm timber wall, hanging light, and green feature wall with recessed window — renovation and extension — Ballarat — Moloney Architects

Living space with white brick walls, timber beamed ceiling, and fireplace — renovation and extension — Ballarat — Moloney Architects

Interior study with timber floor and shelving looking through to outdoor garden — renovation and extension — Ballarat — Moloney Architects

White brick shelving — renovation and extension — Ballarat — Moloney Architects

Bathroom with green tiled feature wall and hanging plant — renovation and extension — Ballarat — Moloney Architects

Dark timber cupboard looking through to bathroom — renovation and extension — Ballarat — Moloney Architects

Bedroom with dark green curtain at the bedhead, sheer white curtain, and hanging light fixture — renovation and extension — Ballarat — Moloney Architects

Timber beams on ceiling and green wall — renovation and extension — Ballarat — Moloney Architects

Corner of green wall at recessed window — renovation and extension — Ballarat — Moloney Architects

Outdoor space and deck, with white external walls and black steel framed sliding glass doors leading inside — renovation and extension — Ballarat — Moloney Architects

Architectural diagram — renovation and extension — Ballarat — Moloney Architects

Size

170m2 Renovation / 65m2 New Living

Location

Black Hill, Victoria

Completed

2020

Builder

D&H Building

Photography

Ben Hosking

Styling

Hilgar

Plants

Greenhouse Ballarat

Press

Design Anthology, Habitus Living, The Local Project

This project is a renovation/extension for a young family in need of a larger living space. Located in the Ballarat suburb of Black Hill, the extension is set apart from the interwar period home and is connected via a stepped linkway, creating courtyards between the old and new. The new open plan living space at the lower level opens on to the backyard and allows daily life to spill outdoors. The project features a textured material palette of concrete, natural timbers, painted brick, and compressed cement board. A double-height space above the kitchen provides direct sunlight access and a space for indoor greenery.