A 1930s Melbourne duplex is transformed into a richly layered contemporary home

Architecture journalist and Wallpaper* contributor Stephen Crafti welcomes us into his newly renovated home in Melbourne to explore its pavilion-like extension

Pierre Chareau’s Maison de Verre in Paris is as far removed from Melbourne, Australia, as is Donato Bramante’s Tempietto in Rome. The buildings also straddle different time periods. Chareau’s from the early 1930s, and Bramante’s completed in the early 16th century. Yet both became an inspiration for the conversion of a 1930s Melbourne duplex, comprising two apartments, into a single, contemporary home – as it happens, the one I share with my partner, Naomi.

The pavilion-like extension by architect Robert Simeoni features a steel and fluted glass façade and a ‘crown’ of steel panels ‘I wanted to capture the quietness of the light and evoke a similar atmosphere to what you experience in the original part of the home, which is more subtle,’ says Simeoni. At night the extension is more like a lantern. Our brief was to create a ‘non kitchen’, more of a gallery space. We wanted to display art and objects we’ve collected on our travels, as well as canisters and crockery. I also envisaged the work of our favourite fashion photographer Robyn Beeche on the walls.

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