Calmly Muted – Connected House by Wolveridge Architects

As a reflection of place, Connected House encases an existing home with relaxed and calming alterations reinforced by a matched materiality and composition. Wolveridge Architects draws from the coastal and surrounding environment to form an approach led by the lifestyle and personalities of the clients.

Located in Rye on the Mornington Peninsula, Connected House is its own destination ¬¬– a holiday home immersed in nature. In embodying a lightness, the structure reflects the casual nature its location, with the ebb and flow of the ocean having a calming effect on those that frequent it. In altering the existing, Wolveridge Architects focuses on the experience of the home and what it represents for its owners.

In creating a buffered transition between the build and the natural, the immediate landscape of Connected House is curated to soften the otherwise hard edges, ensuring it is felt as a gentle insertion in place.

In creating a buffered transition between the build and the natural, the immediate landscape of Connected House is curated to soften the otherwise hard edges, ensuring it is felt as a gentle insertion in place. By expanding the previous timber-clad home, a similar materiality wraps the newer elements, extending the legacy of timber and its connection to the coastal narrative.

As a more considered engagement with the natural aspects of the home, the new additions overlay a closely considered approach, creating an open and connected sensibility throughout. Previously, the home was comprised of a series of sparse and dimly lit spaces, whilst the new masterplan connects and binds the spaces into one. The addition of large glazing walls ensures a clear connection to the surrounds remains throughout, with the changing sea and vegetation views creating a dynamic scene for visitors throughout the year. Moreover, the creation of such a large outdoor entertaining space allows the experience of the interior to naturally flow outward and ground the atmosphere of the home among the sensory delight of the natural elements.

As a more considered engagement with the natural aspects of the home, the new additions overlay a closely considered approach, creating an open and connected sensibility throughout.

In creating bonds internally and outwards, Connected House is expanded to become better anchored among the surrounds. Through the considered interventions between old and new, Wolveridge Architects ensures a continued relevance for its owners.