When coming into possession of a big seaside block, it’s frequent to see new homeowners demolish the prevailing home on website and begin over.

Koonya Home by Pleysier Perkins takes a extra sympathetic strategy that recognises the home’s historical past and the character of the broader neighbourhood in Sorrento, on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula.

‘We are inclined to have fun how buildings are tailored over time and make the transitions between new and previous subtly obvious with hallway thresholds, flooring, and stage adjustments,’ explains Pleysier Perkins affiliate Georgina Oakley.

Within the phrases of Georgina, this authentic Nineteen Seventies weatherboard home had ‘undergone a lot of unlucky alterations over the many years.’ Particularly, its up to date residing areas didn’t capitalise on capturing north-facing outside areas and the beneficiant surrounding gardens.

It was Pleysier Perkins’ job to rearrange these areas, enhance total circulation, and add new lodging, with out considerably increasing the home.

The unique footprint of the home was largely maintained, with the majority of the renovation works accomplished across the kitchen and predominant lavatory.  New full top sliding doorways across the eating space open to disclose the outside deck.

‘Right here we used the north going through deck because the divider between new and previous, to take care of the modest proportions of every constructed type,’ says Georgina. ‘The palette is what ties all of it collectively.’

The extension provides 72 sq. metres to the house within the type of a glazed walkway and predominant bed room suite.

Pleysier Perkins took cues from the house’s authentic modernist-inspired options when designing this area,  together with the loopy paving chimney that impressed the bed room’s stone flooring end and the flat roof. The exterior breeze blocks are a brand new function that additionally nods to this period.

The addition options full-height glazing to completely embrace its place within the backyard designed by Amanda Oliver Gardens.

Shades of inexperienced throughout the toilet tiles, new bed room timber panelling and joinery all through mirror the tones of the panorama past.

‘The inexperienced can be a relentless dialog that’s thread all through the whole lot of the house, permitting every area to have one thing in frequent with the following,’ says Georgina. ‘Paired with stone and timber in a densely planted setting means the palette nonetheless feels pure, understated and built-in with its exterior environment.’

From the road, the house stays fully acceptable to the world whereas concealing mild and vibrant updates inside.

True to Pleysier Perkins, the structure is timeless, sturdy, and instils an total sense of calm.