SOUTH YARRA TOWNHOUSE
A reset, realignment and reinvigoration of a previously cumbersome nineties era townhouse.
The architect’s design reflects a process of removal and consolidation. Adding carefully and beautifully, where absolutely necessary. Through a framework of realignment and removal, the architects sought to simplify spatial and material complexities to recalibrate the nature of urban-dwelling for the clients.
The design strips out unnecessary kinks, bulkheads, cornices, and ornamentation freeing and exaggerating the limited space. Where the architects have added, they have done so with care and refinement. Custom joinery is intentionally lowered to enhance volumes, wall lighting is intentionally dim to evoke an urban ambience, spatial planning is intentionally simple to consolidate the home.



























Project Team
Cara Rodrigues (Lead Designer), Jean Graham, James Embry, Jack Mounsey, Philip Culpan & Isabella Hayward
Landscape Architecture
Kelly Royle Landscape Architecture
Builder
Photography
Film
Furniture
Awards
2020 Shortlist - Emerging Designer - IDEA Awards
2020 Shortlist - Residential Single - IDEA Awards
2020 Shortlist - Sustainability Awards - Architecture & Design with Indesign Media
Press
2022 Simple Dwelling - Less But Better - The 10 Principles for Good Design
2022 ArchiPro - A refined renovation for a South Yarra townhouse
2020 Deezen - Contrasts Black facade of Melbourne townhouse with minimal white interiors
2020 The Local Project - Stripping out the unnecessary
2020 The Design Emotive - Our Ideal Home
2020 Architecture & Design - The Simple Beauty of Winter Architecture’s townhouse
2020 Est Living. -Streamlined Simplicity