Textural Layering – Georgina by Templeton Architecture

Georgina draws from the previous occupation of the home and its layered past to propose additions that firmly ensure a readiness for the future. Templeton Architecture plays with textural weight, composing materials to engage with the natural elements and incoming light throughout the day.

Originally built in the 1970s by the client’s father, Georgina is the most recent iteration of the home and adds to the already ingrained design principles in place to layer a contemporary relevance. As in any family home, there is an atmosphere of nostalgia deeply ingrained within the spaces imprinted by memories transpired over the years. In uplifting the home to its current iteration, the home is a celebration of both its past and future, enabling the client to feel refreshed as an adult living in the home they grew up in. Templeton Architecture brings a restrained and curated focus to adding to the existing, incorporating a rejuvenated interior palette and integrated outward connection to the landscape.

Templeton Architecture brings a restrained and curated focus to adding to the existing, incorporating a rejuvenated interior palette and integrated outward connection to the landscape.

Nestled into Toorak and surrounded by similar homes of historic value, the family residence is an established structure among the streetscape. Elevating this presence, a less traditional approach is taken with the additional works. Instead of adding to the rear, the new form draws the existing silhouette further into the front yard and landscape space. In redefining the face of the home, a crispness defines the outer form, with openings that are a balance of exterior privacy and interior openness.

The original brickwork is a key feature of the home due to both its structural function and its aesthetic quality. Complementing the original brickwork, the home sees a contemporary softening – new elements aim to balance existing and modern features to bring a cohesive calm. Through a consistent palette of cool tones and various shades of grey and white, the home feels connected and consistent from the front door through to each internal space. Though there is a tweaking of the home to suit a more contemporary occupation, the essence of the original home remains, emphasised through the continued use of texture and masonry elements.

Though there is a tweaking of the home to suit a more contemporary occupation, the essence of the original home remains, emphasised through the continued use of texture and masonry elements.

Through a modern approach to palette and a considered cohesion between old and new, Georgina bridges time to instil a renewed relevance. Templeton Architecture layers subtleties to create a warm and inviting place of retreat that is a celebration of the home’s past and coming iterations.