Light-Focused – Art House by Golden

Photography by Timothy Kaye
Interior Design by GOLDEN

Combining the essence of home with a gallery-type aesthetic, Art House celebrates an enviable collection – embedding artistry into everyday life. GOLDEN reimagines an existing home into a midcentury-inspired series of spaces that open generously to the surrounding garden, effortlessly introducing natural light.

Art House is the combination of an art gallery space with a more familiar residential vernacular. Allowing the owners to display their pieces, the home’s internal spaces focus on introducing natural light and an ease of flowing movement. GOLDEN reworks the existing home in Caulfield North into the ideal combination of open and closed living that is primed for moments of regular contemplation.

GOLDEN reworks the existing home in Caulfield North into the ideal combination of open and closed living that is primed for moments of regular contemplation.

One of the main architectural gestures in the home’s transformation was opening it up for added light and movement. By creating key connections between inside and out and allowing for uninterrupted movement internally, the new spaces embody a contemporary sensibility. In responding to the clients’ lifestyle, the previously separated approach is replaced with one centred on openness, creating a shared living, dining and kitchen space. Allowing for additional connections to the lush surrounding landscape, large openings and glazing frame views, with operable elements allowing the outside to physically connect inward.

The careful combination of artificial and natural light forms the ideal balance for highlighting artwork and creating an illuminated residential experience. A base palette of neutral colours is interpreted through various tones and textures used in each of the rooms – corresponding with their function and intended atmosphere. The chosen materiality of the home reflects the desire for a calm cohesion that provides the ideal base for both creativity and living.

The chosen materiality of the home reflects the desire for a calm cohesion that provides the ideal base for both creativity and living.

Allowing the layered elements of furniture, lighting and artwork to remain the focus, Art House is a celebration of space, movement and light. GOLDEN embeds a generous spirit into the home, opening up the internal spaces and fostering a flowing connection to the surrounding landscape.