Expansion of a workers’ cottage with pop-up black wooden volumes in Melbourne,
Australian company Splinter Society has extended a former worker’s cottage with a pop-up black wooden coils in Melbourne, Australia.
Named the Host House, the home has been renovated
from the original white cottage to provide more space to meet the demands of the growing family.
The studio first extruded the original white cottage to extend the volume of the pitched roof,
to run front-to-back from the location behind the original façade.
This hut was adaptable to a number of new black volumes and clarified,
to accommodate more programs that could be added over time.
These meticulously detailed black features express the exterior
and create unique intersections that form a space that punctuates the interior.
Design features
The house, which creates a chainsaw-like exterior,
offers very spacious and spacious spaces inside.
The combination of the old building and the new building is connected
by the existing white beams and is easily visible from the kitchen area.
The dialogue between the existing white structures and the new black elements,
underlined by vertical repetitions across the project.
The application of asymmetric materials results in a softer edge along the new roofline,
railings and in various aspects throughout the interior.
Pleated planes with vertical windows bring an abundance of natural light to the open living spaces.
Alongside the relationship between black and white volumes,
the home’s materiality explores a richly textured approach through personal experiences.
and a chronological evolution across multiple interventions,
surface treatments show material exploration in sustainable coarse lumber,
and textured plaster, shaped concrete and rough stone,
regularly used in Splinter Society work.
The texture is juxtaposed with artificial and natural light,
designed to wash surfaces to produce dynamic effects throughout the day.
The pop-up cottage volume has open plan living spaces and one of the bedrooms.
While the sides of the original cottage form
and the gabled roof line carry the entire space across to the pergola in the rear garden.
New vertical elements make up the loft-style master suite and additional bedroom.
Drawing on the influences of travel,
the living spaces are specifically designed to host hospitality and entertainment.
Home interior design
The large kitchen has a signature restaurant aesthetic including mirrored surfaces,
stone counters and an elegant lighted bar.
The main bathroom on the ground floor has a unique water bath,
recessed in the floor and surrounded by indoor and outdoor gardens.
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