This house was renovated by Mihaly Slocombe for a young family in Australia who want to protect the timber structure and ceilings they loved, while also updating the house.

Chamfer House by Mihaly Slocombe

Architect: Mihaly Slocombe
Location: Frankston South, Victoria, Australia
Completed: 2015
Site area: 964 sqm
Building area: 270 sqm
Builder: Basis Builders
Photograph: Andrew Latreille

Chamfer House by Mihaly Slocombe

From the architects: Chamfer House revisits a post and beam dwelling designed in 1977 by Kevin Borland. It sits within an established garden overlooking Port Phillip Bay.

Chamfer House by Mihaly Slocombe

Our design is a sensitive restoration and renovation that touches every room yet retains the house’s core personality. We unkinked the plan, pulled back a touch on the 1970s psychedelics, and reconfigured the living and sleeping areas to better connect with the garden.

Chamfer House by Mihaly Slocombe

We built on a juxtaposition of structural rationality and romanticism, layering a logical spatial sequence with an exploded interpretation of the chamfer. A device used regularly by Borland, our renovation develops it into a three dimensional form that operates from the macro scale to the micro, from the faceted balcony soffit to the repetitive triangular motifs in our customised joinery hardware.

Chamfer House by Mihaly Slocombe

Chamfer House by Mihaly Slocombe

Chamfer House by Mihaly Slocombe

Chamfer House by Mihaly Slocombe

Chamfer House by Mihaly Slocombe

Chamfer House by Mihaly Slocombe

Chamfer House by Mihaly Slocombe

Chamfer House by Mihaly Slocombe

Chamfer House by Mihaly Slocombe

Chamfer House by Mihaly Slocombe

Chamfer House by Mihaly Slocombe

Chamfer House by Mihaly Slocombe

Chamfer House by Mihaly Slocombe

Chamfer House by Mihaly Slocombe

Chamfer House by Mihaly Slocombe

Chamfer House by Mihaly Slocombe

Chamfer House by Mihaly Slocombe

Chamfer House by Mihaly Slocombe

Chamfer House by Mihaly Slocombe

Chamfer House by Mihaly Slocombe

Chamfer House by Mihaly Slocombe

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This house was renovated by Mihaly Slocombe for a young family in Australia who want to protect the timber structure and ceilings they loved, while also updating the house

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