C L I F T O N H I L L H O U S E

Clifton Hill House

Clifton Hill, Melbourne, Victoria

Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Land

Clifton Hill House is the conversion of a single-fronted terrace house, which was in poor condition, into a light-filled, comfortable and liveable space.

Starting from the bones of the original dwelling, we introduced a large central courtyard and elongated the building up and to the west. This simple courtyard gesture fills the adjoining rooms with a sense of expansiveness that is rare for inner-city dwellings. The project is as much about the spaces that are viewed as the spaces that are occupied. It can be a hard sell to a client to invest in these spaces. Yet, this is the essence of the project’s success, in many ways it is about what was not built.