Westgarth Cottage

This sensitive renovation of a beautiful Edwardian on a leafy street in Malvern East was transformed into a modern family home, whilst keeping the character of the house by preserving the strong original vernacular and subtly merging it with new elements like structured glass, archways, timber cabinetry and lining boards.

From the street, the only thing that gives away that the house has been renovated is a fresh lick of paint and a modern interpretation of a picket fence with a designer letter box. The sustainable and modern thinking of this young family made it possible to maintain the beautiful character of the original house and allowed us to preserve materials wherever possible, including weatherboards, slate roof, the timber floorboards, stucco features, cornices, pressed metal ceilings, doors, skirtings, windows and walls.